Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 15.9 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 17.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Fiji, that number is 39.0% of people as of 2024.
see 91.6% less spent on your healthcare
Singapore spends $6,551 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Fiji spends $548 as of 2023.
have 34.8% less access to essential health services
Singapore scores 89 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Fiji scores 58 as of 2021.
Economy
be 89.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Fiji, that number is 5.3% as of 2025.
make 93.3% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $98,814 as of 2025, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $6,642 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Fiji, 30.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 2.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Fiji, about 74.7% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 94.1% more on education
Singapore spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Fiji spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
Safety
be 29.4 times more likely to be murdered
Singapore has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Singapore, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Fiji, they kill 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 99.1% less strain on fresh water
Singapore withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Fiji withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 93.5% less home broadband
Singapore has 27.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Fiji has 1.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 83.4% less CO2
Singapore emits 9.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Fiji emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 60.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Singapore, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Fiji, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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