Quality of life comparison

live 12.1 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 79.8% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 8.7 times more money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 21.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

pay a 10.0% higher top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 81.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 84.6% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 44.7% fewer children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

spend 50.9% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 60.5% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 82.9% less coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.