Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Peru, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 53.3% more likely to be obese
In Peru, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Fiji, that number is 30.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 31.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Peru, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Fiji, that number is 4.5% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Fiji, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
be 48.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Peru, 20.2% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Fiji, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 61.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Peru, approximately 88.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Fiji, 34.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Peru, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Fiji, about 50.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Peru spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 21.4% more on education
Peru spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Fiji spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 53.2% less coastline
Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Fiji: At a glance
How big is Fiji compared to Peru? See an in-depth size comparison.