Melanesia · sovereign state

Fiji

Republic of Fiji

Capital: Suva
Languages: English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi
Currency: Fijian dollar
People: 933,154 (2025)
Neighbours: none by land

Duel Fiji with…

Duel the world median ⌛ How has Fiji changed? 📜 Since 1800 →

Surprising facts about Fiji

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Fiji’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Fiji among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Fiji sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

Total area

18,270 km²

152nd of 205

2023

Coastline

1,129 km

76th of 213

2026 edition

Highest point

1,324 m

146th of 213

2026 edition

Forest cover

63.5%

22nd of 207

2023

Population

933,154

161st of 210

2025

Population density

51 per km²

147th of 209

2025

Height of men

174 cm

90th of 196

2019

Height of women

164.3 cm

44th of 196

2019

Median age

27.7 years

128th of 213

2023

Fertility rate

2.27 children per woman

85th of 210

2024

Aged 65 and over

6.6%

124th of 210

2025

Economy size (GDP)

$6.2 billion

168th of 207

2025

GDP per person (PPP)

Int$16,338

116th of 198

2025

Income inequality (Gini)

30.7

117th of 155

2019

Unemployment

5.3%

89th of 186

2025

Health spending per person

$213

128th of 193

2023

Military spending

1.3%

99th of 158

2024

Life expectancy

67.5 years

166th of 210

2024

Infant mortality

23.5 per 1,000

59th of 194

2024

Doctors

0.8 per 1,000

120th of 190

2015

Adult obesity

39.3%

21st of 195

2024

Smoking

25.8%

44th of 166

2024

Alcohol consumption

3.5 litres

116th of 195

2023

Meat supply

63.2 kg

81st of 189

2023

Daily calories

2,938 kcal

94th of 189

2023

Years of schooling

10.4 years

84th of 193

2023

Internet users

75%

122nd of 208

2024

Access to electricity

95.9%

144th of 209

2024

Urban population

60%

122nd of 210

2025

Mobile subscriptions

112

116th of 208

2022

CO₂ per person

1.6 t

132nd of 203

2024

Renewable electricity

63.5%

54th of 201

2024

Air pollution (PM2.5)

5.7 µg/m³

194th of 213

2024

Homicide rate

2.1 per 100k

85th of 160

2023

Road deaths

5.3 per 100k

161st of 193

2021

Average temperature

24.9°C

69th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Rainfall

2,668 mm

15th of 187

2016–2025 avg

Air passengers per resident

2.31

23rd of 165

2023

Tourists per resident

49th of 179

2024

Official languages

8th of 213

2026

Price level (US = 100)

41%

118th of 198

2025

World twins

The countries most like Fiji across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.