Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 6.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 28.9% more access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
be 37.5% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 9.0 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 10.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 89.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 29.4% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In Fiji, it is 99.1% as of 2018.
have 37.8% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 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 82.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% 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 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 49.5% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 70.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.6 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
live with 97.3% less strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
be 52.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.4 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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