Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
be 75.2% more likely to be obese
In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Marshall Islands, that number is 52.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 75.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Marshall Islands, however, that number is 7.2% as of 2019.
make 51.6% less money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2022.
be 7.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Marshall Islands, that number is 36.0% as of 2006.
Life
have 33.3% more children
In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 21.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 56.0% less likely to have internet access
In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, about 38.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Marshall Islands spends 13.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 67.2% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Marshall Islands: At a glance
How big is Marshall Islands compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.