Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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 10.6% more money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2023, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $13,600 as of 2023.
be 62.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 26.2% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 81.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Fiji, 38.0 women do as of 2020.
be 42.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Fiji spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.0 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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
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