Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Fiji, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Fiji, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
pay a 20.0% lower top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Fiji, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 35.3% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $11,000 as of 2020.
be 42.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Fiji, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 64.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Fiji, 34.0 women do as of 2017.
be 52.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Fiji, on the other hand, 10.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 35.1% less likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Fiji, about 50.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 27.5% more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Fiji spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.3% less coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Fiji: At a glance
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