Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 13.9 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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 84.8% less spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 29.3% less access to essential health services
Chile scores 82 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 3.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 6.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Fiji, however, that number is 24.1% as of 2019.
make 63.1% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 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 21.8% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 95.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.4% less on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 65.6% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.5% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 67.6% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 48.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 96.7% less strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 92.4% less home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 58.9% less CO2
Chile emits 3.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 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. How we calculate this
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