Quality of life comparison

be 68.2% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 16.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 12.2 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 54.4% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 36.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 80.5% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.7% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 4.8 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 45.0% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 63.5% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 10.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 21.1% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 18.4% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 85.0% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.