Quality of life comparison

be 71.2% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Fiji, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 15.5 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 26.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.

make 87.5% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 90.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

have 93.7% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 51.0% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 7.3 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 68.0% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 85.6% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 22.8% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 59.6% more on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 64.4% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.