Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Fiji instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 12.1 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Fiji, that number is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Fiji, that number is 30.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 89.3% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $127,500 as of 2023, while in Fiji, the GDP per capita is $13,600 as of 2023.
be 24.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Fiji, that number is 4.3% as of 2023.
Life
have 80.7% more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Fiji, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Fiji, 38.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 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 37.7% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Fiji, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.0 times more on education
Singapore spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Fiji spends 5.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.8 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 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 Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.