Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 17.5% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 37.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Greece, however, that number is 18.8% as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Greece, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 78.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Greece, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 64.7% less 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 Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 53.5% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 22.8% less on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 12.1 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, GSIS, Greece, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Greece: At a glance
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