Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Panama, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 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 83.5% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 25.6% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 8.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 66.4% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
be 18.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
have 12.5% more children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 95.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 56.5% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 72.1% more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 54.7% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 82.4% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 27.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 66.7% less strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 90.1% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 40.9% less CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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