Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 1.0% of people as of 2024.
see 3.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 18.4% more access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
be 7.0 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 5.9 times more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
be 86.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Rwanda, approximately 229.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 20.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 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 36.4% fewer children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 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 55.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% 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 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
be 55.7% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 61% of people have access to drinking water (88% in urban areas, and 56% 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 29.4% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 42.9% less likely to be murdered
Rwanda has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 54.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Rwanda, road accidents kill 11.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.0 times more home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
live with 98.5% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
Environment
be 40.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.1 times more CO2
Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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