Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 69.8% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 39.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
be 85.5% less likely to die by suicide
Fiji has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 23.9% less spent on your healthcare
Fiji spends $548 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
Economy
be 39.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 23.8% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 35.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 30.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.8% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 69.9% less on education
Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 25.4% less on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 48.5 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 85.4% less likely to be murdered
Fiji has a homicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Fiji, road accidents kill 5.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.7 times more home broadband
Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 99.0 times more strain on fresh water
Fiji withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 56.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Fiji, air pollution causes 37.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 77.2% more CO2
Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Indonesia: At a glance
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