Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Egypt, you would:
Economy
be 40.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
pay a 11.1% lower top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Fiji, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 20.0% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $13,600 as of 2023.
Life
be 35.6% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 73.1% as of 2021. In Fiji, it is 99.1% as of 2018.
be 43.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Fiji, on the other hand, 10.1 children do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Fiji, 38.0 women do as of 2020.
have 18.5% fewer children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.2% more likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Fiji, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 13.6% less on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Fiji spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.9% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Egyptian Tax Authority, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Fiji: At a glance
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