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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Fiji: no data

How many official languages?

Fiji has 3 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Fiji: 3 (2026)

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 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% (2024) · Fiji: 1.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Fiji’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Fiji: 41% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 75% in Fiji.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Fiji: 75% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 63% of Fiji, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Fiji: 63.5% (2023)

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)

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 Fiji are 18% deadlier than in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Fiji: 5.3 per 100k (2021)

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)