Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Fiji, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Fiji, that number is 30.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 15.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Fiji, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Fiji, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Fiji, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 80.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 177.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Fiji, 34.0 women do as of 2017.
be 49.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Fiji, on the other hand, 10.1 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 82.1% more on education
Indonesia spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Fiji spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 31.0% more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 97.9% less coastline
Indonesia has a total of 54,716 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Fiji: At a glance
How big is Fiji compared to Indonesia? See an in-depth size comparison.