Compared to other Pacific Island economies, Fiji’s economic growth performance stands in the middle ground, not as high as Samoa’s and not as low as the Solomon Islands. When Fiji is benchmarked against selected Asian countries, it shows how far we have to go in order to catch up with these economies.
•  Using the UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) as a measure of the quality of life, Fiji ranks lower than both Tonga and Samoa. 3. Asia has its own challenges  •  Asia comprises around one third of the world’s population.