Quality of life comparison

be 43.0% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

be 58.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.6% of people as of 2020.

live 7.8 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 41.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

make 15.4% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

pay a 85.0% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Namibia, the top tax rate is 37.0% as of 2016.

have 52.8% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.9 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

be 38.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Fiji, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 39.8% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

spend 68.4% more on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 39.2% more coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.