Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside Fiji 705 times
Fiji: 18,333 km² (2024) · Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Fiji’s coastline is 47 times as long as Tuvalu’s
Fiji: 1,129 km (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Fiji’s highest peak towers 1,319 m above Tuvalu’s
Fiji: 1,324 m (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 17% of Fiji
Fiji: 17% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Fiji has 98 times as many people as Tuvalu
Fiji: 933,154 (2025) · Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tuvalu is 7.2 times as densely populated as Fiji
Fiji: 51 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Fiji are 2.7 cm taller than in Tuvalu
Fiji: 174 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Fiji and Tuvalu are practically level
Fiji: 164.3 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Fiji is 3.4 years older than in Tuvalu
Fiji: 27.7 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tuvalu have 0.9 more children on average than in Fiji
Fiji: 2.27 children per woman (2024) · Tuvalu: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tuvalu and Fiji are practically level
Fiji: 6.6% (2025) · Tuvalu: 7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Fiji: 0.016 per 1,000 (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How many official languages?
Fiji has 3 official languages, Tuvalu 2
Fiji: 3 (2026) · Tuvalu: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Fiji’s economy is 108 times the size of Tuvalu’s
Fiji: $6.2 billion (2025) · Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Fiji produces 2.4 times as much per person as Tuvalu
Fiji: Int$16,338 (2025) · Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Fiji: 30.7 (2019) · Tuvalu: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Fiji: 4.7% (2019) · Tuvalu: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Fiji: 5.3% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much goes to the military?
Fiji: 1.3% (2025) · Tuvalu: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Fiji: 23.9% (2024) · Tuvalu: no data
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Fiji’s
Fiji: 41% (2025) · Tuvalu: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 8.1 times as much on health per person as Fiji
Fiji: $213 (2023) · Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023)
How long do people live?
Fiji and Tuvalu are practically level
Fiji: 67.5 years (2024) · Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Fiji is 42% more likely to die before turning one than in Tuvalu
Fiji: 23.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Tuvalu has 66% more doctors per person than Fiji
Fiji: 0.8 per 1,000 (2015) · Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Fiji: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is suicide?
Fiji: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is obesity?
65% of adults in Tuvalu are obese, versus 39% in Fiji
Fiji: 39.3% (2024) · Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Tuvalu smoke, versus 26% in Fiji
Fiji: 25.8% (2024) · Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Fiji drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Tuvalu
Fiji: 3.5 litres (2023) · Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tuvalu has 35% more meat per person than Fiji
Fiji: 63.2 kg (2023) · Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tuvalu has 357 kcal more food per person per day than Fiji
Fiji: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tuvalu went to school 0.4 years longer than in Fiji
Fiji: 10.4 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Fiji welcomed 41 times as many tourists per resident as Tuvalu (2019)
Fiji: 1 (2024) · Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Fiji has 1 more World Heritage site than Tuvalu (1 against 0)
Fiji: 1 (2026) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Fiji has won 4 Olympic medals, Tuvalu none
Fiji: 4 (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Fiji are online, versus 35% in Tuvalu
Fiji: 75% (2024) · Tuvalu: 35% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Fiji: 117 Mbps (2026) · Tuvalu: no data
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Tuvalu have electricity, versus 96% in Fiji
Fiji: 95.9% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Tuvalu live in cities, versus 60% in Fiji
Fiji: 60% (2025) · Tuvalu: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Fiji has 112 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tuvalu 99
Fiji: 112 (2022) · Tuvalu: 99 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Fiji: 2.31 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of Fiji, but only 40% of Tuvalu
Fiji: 61.7% (2024) · Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Fiji emits 32% more CO₂ than someone in Tuvalu
Fiji: 1.6 t (2024) · Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Fiji: 63.5% (2024) · Tuvalu: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in Fiji carries 27% more fine dust than in Tuvalu
Fiji: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Fiji: 2.1 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Fiji: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Fiji: 24.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
How much rain falls?
Fiji: 2,668 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Fiji bigger than Tuvalu?
Fiji is larger. Tuvalu fits inside Fiji 705 times.
Which has more people, Fiji or Tuvalu?
Fiji has 98 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Fiji or Tuvalu?
Fiji and Tuvalu are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 67.5 years in Fiji and 67.3 in Tuvalu.
Are people taller in Fiji or Tuvalu?
Men in Fiji are 2.7 cm taller than in Tuvalu (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).