Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 78.8% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 4.1 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 44.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Philippines, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2018.
make 27.3% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,000 as of 2020.
be 13.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% as of 2019.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Philippines, the top tax rate is 32.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 34.5% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Philippines, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Philippines, 121.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Philippines spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 32.1 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.