Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Gambia instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 65.9% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.
be 9.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.
live 6.7 years less
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 80.0% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2020.
be 62.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Gambia, however, that number is 48.6% as of 2015.
Life
have 73.8% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.7% less likely to be literate
In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Gambia, it is 50.8% as of 2015.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Fiji, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 26.0% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Gambia, about 37.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.1% less on education
Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.9% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Gambia: At a glance
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