Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 14.4 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 42.3% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 84.1% less spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 24.7% less access to essential health services
Greece scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
be 76.7% more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 37.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
be 28.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 18.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Fiji, however, that number is 24.1% as of 2019.
make 75.4% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Fiji, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.4% less likely to have internet access
In Greece, approximately 86.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 56.9% less on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 25.7% more on education
Greece spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 27.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to be murdered
Greece has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 98.5% less strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 96.0% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 67.9% less CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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