Fiji vs United States: Compare Statistics

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

Summary

Comparing Fiji and United States: Fiji leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (338,000) against United States (1.09); Fiji leads on Major Urban Areas Population (178,000 people) against United States (18.94 people); United States leads on Civil Air Travel (8,252) against Fiji (1). Across 110 compared metrics, Fiji wins on 38 and United States wins on 64.

  • 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🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.35 %93.14 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 79% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score71.2 points65.49 points
Radios541,476575
Televisions88,110219
Waterways20341,009

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country680.01M $350.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars6.88B $32.95T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.75 %0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.74 %4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.4 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index61.592
Electricity Consumption8503.9
Electricity Exports09.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3470
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants387
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09
Electricity from Other Renewables2714
Electricity Imports072.72
Electricity Installed Capacity338,0001.09
Electricity Production9144.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.38 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient30.741.8
Gross Fixed Investment21.811.9
Gross National Saving12.718.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.3 %3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6
Natural Gas Exports089.7
Natural Gas Imports086.15
Natural Gas Production0772.8
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption15,00019.15
Oil Exports1,8571.92
Oil Imports18,85010.27
Oil Production09.69
Oil Proved Reserves020.68
Population Below Poverty Line29.9 people15.1 people
Public Debt47.5114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.8 USD2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption16,00019.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports17,4602.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3
Remittances9.20
Revenue from Forest Resources0.590.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.651
Taxes and Other Revenues20.710.6
Unemployment Rate4.4 %4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)63,220-14.29M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.434.8
Continental Shelf200not specified;
Population Distributionapproximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areaslarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country5.27 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources28.553.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.1 %2.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)202.7994.67
Agricultural land3,092.2 sq. km4.17M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)1,129 km19,924 km
Dam capacity per capita144.54 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land40234,782

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country55.36 %88.3 %
Administrative Divisions1450
Independence104
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)261.0821.27
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.613.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)30 %17 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.2 %36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,300NA
Underweight Children Under 54.60.4

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)4,0001.40M

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)58.68 %51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.510.72
Life expectancy at birth70.72 years83.22 years
Median age of population28.26 years38.79 years
Population Change5,834.4 persons2.26M persons
Population density51.29 per sq. km38.15 per sq. km
Total population937,525 persons349.13M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.640.4
Birth Rate (%)15.63 %10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate35.5 %73.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.58 %8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age250,618.15 persons78.56M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate387,800174.17
Learning-adjusted years of school6.95 years11.07 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days
Major Urban Areas Population178,000 people18.94 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.9177.13
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization55.57 %74.52 %
Physician Density0.81 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.38 %0.45 %
Population living in slums8.74 %0.05 %
Total deaths8,299 persons2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.76 %65.73 %
Total fertility rate2.23 per woman1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-2,168.3 persons1.49M persons
Under-five mortality rate18.2 per live births5.52 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇫🇯 Fiji🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.482.06
Airports2616,116
Civil Air Travel18,252
Heliports28,130

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