Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 88.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2024.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 48.7% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
Economy
be 72.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 36.2% more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 139.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 35.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 36.4 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 31.0% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 75.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 15.2% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
be 10.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 96% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 61.8% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 28.2% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 81.6% less likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 75.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 36.4% less home broadband
Namibia has 2.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 14.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 35.0% more CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 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), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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