Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Fiji, you would:

Health

see 3.1 times more spent on your healthcare

Fiji spends $548 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.

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be 66.7% more likely to be obese

In Fiji, 39.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.

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have 10.3% less access to essential health services

Fiji scores 58 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.

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Life

be 29.8% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.

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have 23.0% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.7 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 3.0 times more on education

Fiji spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 7.5 times more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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Safety

be 3.4 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Fiji, road accidents kill 5.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 2.5 times more home broadband

Fiji has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Fiji vs. Tuvalu

Cost of Living Comparison · 3 categories - 2026 data
Tuvalu is 44.5% cheaper than Fiji overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
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Moving from Fiji to Tuvalu · UN DESA 2020
55 people born in Fiji live in Tuvalu.
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Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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