Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of China, you would:
Health
live 10.6 years less
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 4.2 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 63.2% less spent on your healthcare
China spends $1,487 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 28.4% less access to essential health services
China scores 81 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 15.8% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 52.1% less money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 87.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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 18.4% less likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 91.6% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 39.1% less on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 69.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In China, road accidents kill 17.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.1 times more likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 99.3% less strain on fresh water
China withdraws 42% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 96.2% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 42.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In China, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 82.6% less CO2
China emits 9.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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