Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Ukraine instead of Fiji, you would:


be 20.2% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ukraine, that number is 24.1% of people as of 2016.

live 0.8 years less

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.


be 87.7% less likely to be live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Ukraine, however, that number is 3.8% as of 2016.

pay a 10.0% lower top tax rate

Fiji has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.

make 10.2% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2017, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $8,800 as of 2017.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Ukraine, that number is 9.2% as of 2017.


be 44.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ukraine, 19.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 8.8 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2020.

have 44.8% fewer children

In Fiji, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 17.9% more likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ukraine, about 58.9% do as of 2018.


spend 38.5% more on education

Fiji spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2013. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2017.


see 2.5 times more coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.

Ukraine: At a glance


How big is Ukraine compared to Fiji? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Fiji Revenue & Customs Authority.


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