Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Estonia instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years longer
In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 29.8% less likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.
be 24.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.
be 46.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.
Life
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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 66.0% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 48.4% fewer children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% more on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Estonia: At a glance
How big is Estonia compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.