Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Fiji fits inside Australia 422 times
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2024) · Fiji: 18,333 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 23 times as long as Fiji’s
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Fiji: 1,129 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Australia’s highest peak towers 904 m above Fiji’s
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Fiji: 1,324 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 47% of Australia, versus 17% of Fiji
Australia: 47.3% (2024) · Fiji: 17% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Australia has 30 times as many people as Fiji
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Fiji: 933,154 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Fiji is 14 times as densely populated as Australia
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Fiji: 51 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 4.8 cm taller than in Fiji
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Fiji: 174 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Australia and Fiji are practically level
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Fiji: 164.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 10 years older than in Fiji
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Fiji: 27.7 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Fiji have 0.8 more children on average than in Australia
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Fiji: 2.27 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 6.6% in Fiji
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Fiji: 6.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Australia hosts 75 times as many refugees per resident as Fiji
Australia: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Fiji: 0.016 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia: 3.6 (2026) · Fiji: no data
How many official languages?
Fiji has 3 official languages, Australia 1
Australia: 1 (2026) · Fiji: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 290 times the size of Fiji’s
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Fiji: $6.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Australia produces 4.4 times as much per person as Fiji
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Fiji: Int$16,338 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Fiji (Gini 3.1 points higher)
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Fiji: 30.7 (2019)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
4.7% of people in Fiji live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.9% in Australia
Australia: 0.9% (2020) · Fiji: 4.7% (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Fiji, versus 4.1% in Australia
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Fiji: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Fiji 1.3%
Australia: 1.9% (2025) · Fiji: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Fiji and Australia are practically level
Australia: 23.6% (2022) · Fiji: 23.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Fiji’s
Australia: 91% (2025) · Fiji: 41% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 33 times as much on health per person as Fiji
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Fiji: $213 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 16 years longer than in Fiji
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Fiji: 67.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Fiji is 7.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Fiji: 23.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 5 times as many doctors per person as Fiji
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Fiji: 0.8 per 1,000 (2015)
How many hospital beds are there?
Australia has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Fiji
Australia: 3.8 per 1,000 (2016) · Fiji: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Australia is 47% higher than in Fiji
Australia: 12.6 per 100k (2023) · Fiji: 8.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Fiji are obese, versus 32% in Australia
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Fiji: 39.3% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
26% of adults in Fiji smoke, versus 12% in Australia
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Fiji: 25.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Fiji: no data
How much do people drink?
Adults in Australia drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Fiji
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Fiji: 3.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 85% more meat per person than Fiji
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Fiji: 63.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Australia has 624 kcal more food per person per day than Fiji
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Fiji: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Fiji: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 2.5 years longer than in Fiji
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Fiji: 10.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Fiji: 1 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Australia has 20 more World Heritage sites than Fiji (21 against 1)
Australia: 21 (2026) · Fiji: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Australia has won 619 Olympic medals, Fiji 4
Australia: 619 (2026 edition) · Fiji: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Australia are online, versus 75% in Fiji
Australia: 96% (2024) · Fiji: 75% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Australia is 2.2 times as fast as in Fiji
Australia: 261 Mbps (2026) · Fiji: 117 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 96% in Fiji
Australia: 100% (2024) · Fiji: 95.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 60% in Fiji
Australia: 88% (2025) · Fiji: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Fiji 112
Australia: 113 (2024) · Fiji: 112 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Fiji: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 8% more passengers per resident than those from Fiji
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Fiji: 2.31 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of Fiji, but only 17% of Australia
Australia: 17.4% (2024) · Fiji: 61.7% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Australia emits 9.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Fiji
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Fiji: 1.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
63% of Fiji’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Fiji: 63.5% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Fiji carries 6% more fine dust than in Australia
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Fiji: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Fiji as in Australia
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Fiji: 2.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Australia are 9% deadlier than in Fiji
Australia: 7.5 per 100k (2023) · Fiji: 6.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Fiji is on average 2.4 °C warmer than Australia
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Fiji: 24.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Fiji gets 6 times as much rain as Australia
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Fiji: 2,668 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Fiji?
Australia is larger. Fiji fits inside Australia 422 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Fiji?
Australia has 30 times as many people as Fiji (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Fiji?
People in Australia live 16 years longer than in Fiji. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 67.5 in Fiji.
Are people taller in Australia or Fiji?
Men in Australia are 4.8 cm taller than in Fiji (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).