Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
live 10.1 years less
In Ecuador, 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.
be 34.9% more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 55.8% less spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 24.7% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 61.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 3.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 45.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
have 20.5% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 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.
Expenditures
spend 52.1% less on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 15.2% more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 49.5% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 95.5% less likely to be murdered
Ecuador has a homicide rate of 45.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 77.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.6% less strain on fresh water
Ecuador withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 89.6% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 38.6% less CO2
Ecuador emits 2.6 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 Ecuador, 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 (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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