Fiji vs South Africa

Fiji
East Asia & Pacific
Upper middle income
Capital: Suva
Population
928.8K
GDP
$6.0B
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Upper middle income
Capital: Pretoria
Population
64M
GDP
$401.1B

POP 68.9x GDP 67.2x LE 1.2 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Fiji vs South Africa

Net Migration102%Freshwater Withdrawal99.4%Population98.5%GDP (Current USD)98.5%Intentional Homicides95.3%Foreign Direct Investment91.3%GDP Growth Rate84.9%Unemployment Rate83.4%
WIDE pair: the board is the Net Migration gap first (Fiji UMC vs South Africa UMC).

Demographics: Population (South Africa, 99% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
Population 928.8K 64M 2024

6 closer demographics rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (South Africa, 99% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
GDP (Current USD) $6.0B $401.1B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $203.6M $2.3B 2024
GDP Growth Rate 3.5% 0.5% 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.4% 32.3% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Fiji, 75% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 30 118 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 7.2% 21.3% 2021
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.6% 8.9% 2023
Under-5 Mortality Rate 29.1 35.1 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Fiji, 69% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 75.0% 23.5% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.2% 6.0% 2023

4 closer education rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (South Africa, 99% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 0.3% 47.1% 2022
Forest Area 63.5% 14.0% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 1.6 6.9 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 28.4% 9.7% 2022

1 closer environment rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Fiji, 69% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
Mobile Subscriptions 574.2 179.3 2024
Access to Clean Water 42.1% 68.0% 2024
Access to Sanitation 48.5% 73.8% 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (South Africa, 102% spread)

Indicator Fiji South Africa Year
Net Migration -3,278 167K 2024
Intentional Homicides 2.1 43.7 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 4.7% 17.4% 2019
GINI Index 30.7 54.1 2019

2 closer social rows sit on the Fiji and South Africa profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Fiji vs South Africa comparison

Fiji (UMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs South Africa (UMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 68.9x smaller (928.8K vs 64M) and total GDP is 67.2x smaller ($6.0B vs $401.1B). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~102% relative spread) across 47 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Fiji vs South Africa figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · WIDE scale band.