Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Fiji, you would:
Health
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.
Economy
make 9.4 times more money
Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.
be 19.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
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.
Life
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.
Expenditures
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.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.
Singapore: At a glance
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