Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Fiji, that number is 30.2% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Fiji, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 30.5% more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $12,400 as of 2022.
be 76.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Fiji, that number is 4.6% as of 2022.
be 90.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Fiji, however, that number is 29.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 27.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Fiji, on the other hand, 10.1 children do as of 2022.
have 28.4% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.3% less on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 78.1% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Fiji spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 43.4 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Fiji, that number is 1,129 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Fiji: At a glance
How big is Fiji compared to Jordan? See an in-depth size comparison.