Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 35.0% less spent on your healthcare
Iraq spends $843 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Iraq has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 65.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 15.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 22.8% more money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $5,410 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
be 54.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 66.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.9% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 84.1% as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 99.1% as of 2018.
be 16.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 20.1 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.
have 30.2% fewer children
In Iraq, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.5 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 75.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Iraq, road accidents kill 21.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.5% less strain on fresh water
Iraq withdraws 60% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 89.8% less home broadband
Iraq has 17.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 57.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Iraq, air pollution causes 87.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 68.7% less CO2
Iraq emits 5.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2018). How we calculate this
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