Quality of life comparison

be 29.5% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 4.8 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 38.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

make 69.1% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

be 23.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 76.7% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 35.2% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 3.3 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 79.3% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 63.6% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 49.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Fiji, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 89% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 75.4% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 34.2% less on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 4.6 times more coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.