Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Samoa instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
be 64.7% more likely to be obese
In Fiji, 39.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 64.3% of people as of 2024.
see 13.4% less spent on your healthcare
Fiji spends $548 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Samoa spends $475 as of 2023.
be 45.1% more likely to die by suicide
Fiji has a suicide rate of 8.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Samoa, it is 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 11.6% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $6,642 as of 2025, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.
Life
be 47.7% 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2024.
have 39.8% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.4 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 Samoa, 101.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 28.5% more on education
Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Samoa spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 87.3% more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 64.3% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.
Safety
be 81.1% more likely to die in a road accident
In Fiji, road accidents kill 5.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Samoa, they kill 9.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 51.1% less home broadband
Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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