Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 8.6 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 29.5% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 73.5% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 27.5% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 10.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Fiji, however, that number is 24.1% as of 2019.
make 38.0% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
be 55.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
have 47.2% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 91.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 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 11.5% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 84.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.4% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 62.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 84.9% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 89.3% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 66.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 80.0% less strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 92.5% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 30.2% less CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2016), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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