Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 23.2% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 39.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Jersey, that number is 30.0% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 15.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 5.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Jersey, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 10.7 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in New Jersey, the GDP per capita is $70,788 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.0% more likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 74.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Jersey, about 91.9% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
