Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Fiji spends $548 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Barbados spends $1,153 as of 2023.
have 32.8% more access to essential health services
Fiji scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Barbados scores 77 as of 2021.
be 57.7% less likely to die by suicide
Fiji has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Barbados, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 4.3 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $28,365 as of 2025.
be 21.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 61.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.1 children do as of 2024.
be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 30.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Barbados, 35.0 women do as of 2023.
have 37.7% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Barbados, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on education
Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Barbados spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 49.2% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.4% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Fiji has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 88.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Fiji, road accidents kill 5.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Barbados, they kill 10.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 20.8 times more home broadband
Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.
live with 291.7 times more strain on fresh water
Fiji withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Barbados withdraws 88% as of 2022.
Environment
be 48.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Fiji, air pollution causes 37.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Barbados, it causes 19.0 as of 2019.
emit 55.6% more CO2
Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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