Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Australia instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 8.8 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 4.1 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Australia, the GDP per capita is $51,100 as of 2022.
be 18.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Australia, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Australia, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Australia, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 70.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Fiji, approximately 10.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Australia, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.
have 23.3% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Australia, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Australia, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 22.8 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Australia, that number is 25,760 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Australia: At a glance
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