Quality of life comparison

be 29.8% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guatemala, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

live 1.4 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

be 48.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Guatemala, that number is 2.3% as of 2017.

pay a 65.0% lower top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Guatemala, the top tax rate is 7.0% as of 2016.

make 23.6% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $11,000 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 98.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

have 34.9% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 16.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guatemala, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guatemala, 95.0 women do as of 2017.

be 18.5% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Guatemala, it is 80.8% as of 2018.

be 2.6 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

spend 35.3% less on education

Fiji spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 63.2% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 64.6% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.