press rank #24 · ~$1,267/mo

Can you live unwatched in Fiji?

Ranked #24 for press freedom; civil liberties broadly intact. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance4/5
Facial recognition4/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law3/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy4/5
Free expression5/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay3/5
Off-grid living5/5
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #24 ~$1,267/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: recommended, never required

The Public Health Act gives emergency powers and nothing more: the childhood schedule is free and voluntary.

If you skip them: Nothing routine. In an outbreak the authorities can order vaccination, and obstructing that order carries a small fine.

Exemptions: Not needed.

Source: Georgetown AMP EID, survey of national legislation, 2024

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

Extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

15 real places in Fiji

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Suva

~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Nadi

~$1,350/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Labasa (Vanua Levu)

~$1,050/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Taveuni

~$1,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Kadavu

~$1,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Sigatoka

~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Taveuni (Waiyevo)

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Pacific Harbour

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Rakiraki

~$1,200/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Savusavu

~$1,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Beqa (Fiji)

~$1,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Matei (Taveuni)

~$1,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.