Quality of life comparison

live 7.6 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.8% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 4.7 times more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 58.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 27.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 86.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 68.3% 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 32.1% fewer children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 17.5% more on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.1% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.