Australia vs Fiji: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Australia and Fiji: Fiji leads on Major Urban Areas Population (178,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Fiji leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (387,800) against Australia (14.91); Fiji leads on Radios (541,476) against Australia (25.50). Across 110 compared metrics, Australia wins on 68 and Fiji wins on 32.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %79.35 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 79% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points71.2 points
Radios25.5541,476
Televisions10.1588,110
Waterways2,000203

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $680.01M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $6.88B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %1.75 %
Coal Revenue0.780
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %5.74 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7961.5
Electricity Consumption229.4850
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7234
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1138
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1727
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56338,000
Electricity Production243914
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita25.38 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.330.7
Gross Fixed Investment27.421.8
Gross National Saving2112.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %7.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %4.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.250
Natural Gas Exports67.960
Natural Gas Imports5.780
Natural Gas Production105.20
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.990
Oil Consumption960,80015,000
Oil Exports312,6001,857
Oil Imports731,40018,850
Oil Production549,2000
Oil Proved Reserves3.320
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people24.1 people
Public Debt5847.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1816,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,1200
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,60017,460
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,5000
Remittances0.19.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.59
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.673.79
Taxes and Other Revenues23.620.7
Unemployment Rate4.1 %4.4 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M63,220
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.651.43
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, byapproximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year5.27 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources49228.55

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %2.1 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98202.79
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km3,092.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km1,129 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant144.54 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,45040

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %55.36 %
Administrative Divisions614
Independence110
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.38261.08
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.416.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %0.2 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %30 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %30.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,0001,300
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,0004,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %58.68 %
Human Capital Index0.790.51
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years70.72 years
Median age of population38.51 years28.26 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons5,834.4 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km51.29 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons937,525 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.64
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %15.63 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %35.5 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.58 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons250,618.15 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91387,800
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years6.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people178,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2173.9
Military Manpower at Military Age1718
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %55.57 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km0.81 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %0.38 %
Population living in slums0.03 %8.74 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons8,299 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %40.76 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.23 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons-2,168.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births18.2 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇫🇯 FijiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.091.48
Airports2,25726
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft1
Heliports3922

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