Quality of life comparison

be 63.9% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

be 8.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

live 4.9 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Ghana, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 21.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

make 51.8% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

pay a 25.0% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

have 72.4% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ghana, there are 28.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 9.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ghana, 308.0 women do as of 2017.

be 20.3% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Ghana, it is 79.0% as of 2018.

be 3.2 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 Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

be 16.0% more likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

be 14.7% 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 Ghana, that number is 85% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2019.

spend 21.6% less on education

Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 10.5% less on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

see 52.3% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.