Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years longer
In Equatorial Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
have 26.1% more access to essential health services
Equatorial Guinea scores 46 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Equatorial Guinea, 19.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 10.1% less spent on your healthcare
Equatorial Guinea spends $609 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
be 17.6% more likely to die by suicide
Equatorial Guinea has a suicide rate of 7.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 35.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Equatorial Guinea, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 52.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Equatorial Guinea, 50.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Fiji, however, that number is 24.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 174.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 47.6 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.
have 40.4% fewer children
In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 30.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 48.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 18.0% more likely to have internet access
In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 63.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 54.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Equatorial Guinea, road accidents kill 11.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 18.0 times more home broadband
Equatorial Guinea has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
live with 66.7% more strain on fresh water
Equatorial Guinea withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
be 37.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Equatorial Guinea, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.5% less CO2
Equatorial Guinea emits 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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