Quality of life comparison

live 4.3 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 23.5% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Barbados, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.

be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2019.

make 17.3% more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.

pay a 67.5% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Barbados, the top tax rate is 33.5% as of 2016.

be 20.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Barbados, 27.0 women do as of 2017.

have 34.6% fewer children

In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 64.0% more likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Barbados, about 82.0% do as of 2019.

spend 15.7% less on education

Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Barbados spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 65.8% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Barbados, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2019.

see 91.4% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.