Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 82.3% less spent on your healthcare
Argentina spends $3,089 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 26.6% less access to essential health services
Argentina scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 7.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 55.4% less money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $14,898 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
have 61.0% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Fiji, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 89.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 64.8% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.4% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 54.1% less likely to be murdered
Argentina has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 39.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Argentina, road accidents kill 8.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.1% less strain on fresh water
Argentina withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 93.1% less home broadband
Argentina has 26.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 59.6% less CO2
Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 27.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Argentina, air pollution causes 29.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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