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Fiji vs New Caledonia

60 shared metrics.

FijiLeads in 30

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New CaledoniaLeads in 30

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Fiji

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Fiji.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Fiji is scattered across roughly 300 islands and 540 islets, with only about 100 islands inhabited.

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New Caledonia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name came from British explorer Captain James COOK in 1774 and uses the Latin name for Scotland, Caledonia.

CIA 2026

Analysis

Fiji and New Caledonia are closely matched, each leading in 30 metrics.

Fiji's Government Debt (% GDP) is 6.3x that of New Caledonia (47.5% of GDP vs 6.5% of GDP).

Fiji's Mobile Subscriptions (%) is 5.2x that of New Caledonia (574 per 100 people vs 92 per 100 people).

Fiji's Tourist Arrivals is 4.4x that of New Caledonia (168.0K vs 31.0K).

Fiji's Doctors (per 1,000) is 2.4x that of New Caledonia (0.81 per 1k vs 0.24 per 1k).

Fiji's Merchant Fleet Size is 2.2x that of New Caledonia (74 vs 23).

Key Comparisons

Government Debt (% GDP)Fiji leads

Fiji

47.5% of GDP

New Caledonia

6.5% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)Fiji leads

Fiji

574 per 100 people

New Caledonia

92 per 100 people

Tourist ArrivalsFiji leads

Fiji

168.0K

New Caledonia

31.0K

Doctors (per 1,000)Fiji leads

Fiji

0.81 per 1k

New Caledonia

0.24 per 1k

Merchant Fleet SizeFiji leads

Fiji

New Caledonia

Population DensityFiji leads

Fiji

50.58 /km²

New Caledonia

15.86 /km²

All Metrics

Government Debt (% GDP)

Fiji

47.5% of GDP

New Caledonia

6.5% of GDP

631% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Fiji

574 per 100 people

New Caledonia

92 per 100 people

524% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Fiji

168.0K

New Caledonia

31.0K

442% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Fiji

0.81 per 1k

New Caledonia

0.24 per 1k

238% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Fiji

New Caledonia

222% higher

Population Density

Fiji

50.58 /km²

New Caledonia

15.86 /km²

219% higher

Population

Fiji

951.6K

New Caledonia

307.6K

209% higher

Official Languages Count

Fiji

3.0

New Caledonia

1.0

200% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Fiji

28.4%

New Caledonia

9.6%

196% higher

Time Zones Count

Fiji

2.0 time zones

New Caledonia

1.0 time zones

100% higher

Protected Land (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

3.9%

New Caledonia

59.6%

93% lower

CO2 Per Capita

New Caledonia

Fiji

1.6 t/person/yr

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

91% lower

Solar Electricity Share

New Caledonia

Fiji

0.87%

New Caledonia

8.3%

90% lower

Broadband Access (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

3.0 per 100 people

New Caledonia

19 per 100 people

84% lower

GNI Per Capita

New Caledonia

Fiji

$5,820

New Caledonia

$30,070

81% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Fiji

21.17 per 1k

New Caledonia

12.16 per 1k

74% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

New Caledonia

Fiji

1.5 Mt CO2e

New Caledonia

5.0 Mt CO2e

70% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Fiji

17.06%

New Caledonia

10.07%

69% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

New Caledonia

Fiji

427.0K kW

New Caledonia

1.17M kW

64% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

New Caledonia

Fiji

40.2 kg/person/yr

New Caledonia

108 kg/person/yr

63% lower

Electricity Generation

New Caledonia

Fiji

1.1 TWh

New Caledonia

3.1 TWh

63% lower

Unemployment Rate

New Caledonia

Fiji

4.3%

New Caledonia

11.15%

61% lower

Irrigated Land

New Caledonia

Fiji

40 km²

New Caledonia

100 km²

60% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

New Caledonia

Fiji

3.4% of GDP

New Caledonia

8.5% of GDP

60% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

42.11%

New Caledonia

96.87%

57% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

New Caledonia

Fiji

15.21% of youth labor force

New Caledonia

33.11% of youth labor force

54% lower

Coastline Length

New Caledonia

Fiji

1.1K km

New Caledonia

2.3K km

50% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

New Caledonia

Fiji

278.26 gCO2/kWh

New Caledonia

560.9 gCO2/kWh

50% lower

Elderly Population (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

6.5%

New Caledonia

11.43%

43% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Fiji

63.5%

New Caledonia

45.83%

39% higher

Forest Area

Fiji

11.6K km²

New Caledonia

8.4K km²

38% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

New Caledonia

Fiji

43.85 kg/person/yr

New Caledonia

68.61 kg/person/yr

36% lower

GDP (Nominal)

New Caledonia

Fiji

$5,968,125,909.27

New Caledonia

$8,548,919,387.13

30% lower

Youth Population (%)

Fiji

27.09%

New Caledonia

21.31%

27% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Fiji

28.89 kg/person/yr

New Caledonia

23.34 kg/person/yr

24% higher

Airports

Fiji

New Caledonia

24% higher

Inflation Rate

Fiji

4.5%

New Caledonia

3.7%

22% higher

Fertility Rate

Fiji

2.2 children/woman

New Caledonia

1.8 children/woman

20% higher

Highest Elevation

New Caledonia

Fiji

1.3K m

New Caledonia

1.6K m

19% lower

Median Age

New Caledonia

Fiji

27.7 years

New Caledonia

33.9 years

18% lower

Food Waste per Person

Fiji

142.04 kg/person/yr

New Caledonia

120.7 kg/person/yr

18% higher

Birth Rate

Fiji

15.63 per 1k

New Caledonia

13.6 per 1k

15% higher

Life Expectancy

New Caledonia

Fiji

67.3 years

New Caledonia

78.8 years

15% lower

Urban Population (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

59.08%

New Caledonia

67.95%

13% lower

Death Rate

Fiji

6.6 per 1k

New Caledonia

6.0 per 1k

10% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

92.75%

New Caledonia

100%

7% lower

Dependency Ratio

Fiji

50.56% of working-age pop.

New Caledonia

48.66% of working-age pop.

4% higher

Internet Users (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

79%

New Caledonia

82%

4% lower

Electricity Access (%)

New Caledonia

Fiji

99.3%

New Caledonia

100%

1% lower

Coal Electricity Share

New Caledonia

Fiji

New Caledonia

36.54%

ranked lower

Wind Electricity Share

New Caledonia

Fiji

New Caledonia

1.3%

ranked lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Fiji

37.33 hrs/week

New Caledonia

37.2 hrs/week

equal

Land Area

New Caledonia

Fiji

18.3K km²

New Caledonia

18.3K km²

equal

GDP Growth Rate

Fiji

3.5%

New Caledonia

-13.5%

ranked higher

Capital Elevation

New Caledonia

Fiji

0 m

New Caledonia

7.0 m

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Fiji

0 per 1M people

New Caledonia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Fiji

0 m

New Caledonia

0 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Fiji

0 km

New Caledonia

0 km

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Fiji

1.0 sites

New Caledonia

0 sites

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Fiji

New Caledonia

ranked higher

Comparison of Fiji and New Caledonia across 60 metrics
				Winner
Government Debt (% GDP)	47.5% of GDP	6.5% of GDP	631% higher	Fiji
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	574 per 100 people	92 per 100 people	524% higher	Fiji
Tourist Arrivals	168.0K	31.0K	442% higher	Fiji
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.81 per 1k	0.24 per 1k	238% higher	Fiji
Merchant Fleet Size	74	23	222% higher	Fiji
Population Density	50.58 /km²	15.86 /km²	219% higher	Fiji
Population	951.6K	307.6K	209% higher	Fiji
Official Languages Count	3.0	1.0	200% higher	Fiji
Renewable Energy (%)	28.4%	9.6%	196% higher	Fiji
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	100% higher	Fiji
Protected Land (%)	3.9%	59.6%	93% lower	New Caledonia
CO2 Per Capita	1.6 t/person/yr	18.06 t/person/yr	91% lower	New Caledonia
Solar Electricity Share	0.87%	8.3%	90% lower	New Caledonia
Broadband Access (%)	3.0 per 100 people	19 per 100 people	84% lower	New Caledonia
GNI Per Capita	$5,820	$30,070	81% lower	New Caledonia
Teen Birth Rate	21.17 per 1k	12.16 per 1k	74% higher	Fiji
Total CO2 Emissions	1.5 Mt CO2e	5.0 Mt CO2e	70% lower	New Caledonia
Agricultural Land (%)	17.06%	10.07%	69% higher	Fiji
Electric Generating Capacity	427.0K kW	1.17M kW	64% lower	New Caledonia
Milk Consumption per Person	40.2 kg/person/yr	108 kg/person/yr	63% lower	New Caledonia
Electricity Generation	1.1 TWh	3.1 TWh	63% lower	New Caledonia
Unemployment Rate	4.3%	11.15%	61% lower	New Caledonia
Irrigated Land	40 km²	100 km²	60% lower	New Caledonia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	8.5% of GDP	60% lower	New Caledonia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	42.11%	96.87%	57% lower	New Caledonia
Youth Unemployment Rate	15.21% of youth labor force	33.11% of youth labor force	54% lower	New Caledonia
Coastline Length	1.1K km	2.3K km	50% lower	New Caledonia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	278.26 gCO2/kWh	560.9 gCO2/kWh	50% lower	New Caledonia
Elderly Population (%)	6.5%	11.43%	43% lower	New Caledonia
Forest Coverage (%)	63.5%	45.83%	39% higher	Fiji
Forest Area	11.6K km²	8.4K km²	38% higher	Fiji
Meat Consumption per Person	43.85 kg/person/yr	68.61 kg/person/yr	36% lower	New Caledonia
GDP (Nominal)	$5,968,125,909.27	$8,548,919,387.13	30% lower	New Caledonia
Youth Population (%)	27.09%	21.31%	27% higher	Fiji
Seafood Consumption per Person	28.89 kg/person/yr	23.34 kg/person/yr	24% higher	Fiji
Airports	26	21	24% higher	Fiji
Inflation Rate	4.5%	3.7%	22% higher	Fiji
Fertility Rate	2.2 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	20% higher	Fiji
Highest Elevation	1.3K m	1.6K m	19% lower	New Caledonia
Median Age	27.7 years	33.9 years	18% lower	New Caledonia
Food Waste per Person	142.04 kg/person/yr	120.7 kg/person/yr	18% higher	Fiji
Birth Rate	15.63 per 1k	13.6 per 1k	15% higher	Fiji
Life Expectancy	67.3 years	78.8 years	15% lower	New Caledonia
Urban Population (%)	59.08%	67.95%	13% lower	New Caledonia
Death Rate	6.6 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	10% higher	Fiji
Sanitation Access (%)	92.75%	100%	7% lower	New Caledonia
Dependency Ratio	50.56% of working-age pop.	48.66% of working-age pop.	4% higher	Fiji
Internet Users (%)	79%	82%	4% lower	New Caledonia
Electricity Access (%)	99.3%	100%	1% lower	New Caledonia
Coal Electricity Share	0%	36.54%	ranked lower	New Caledonia
Wind Electricity Share	0%	1.3%	ranked lower	New Caledonia
Average Weekly Work Hours	37.33 hrs/week	37.2 hrs/week	equal	Fiji
Land Area	18.3K km²	18.3K km²	equal	New Caledonia
GDP Growth Rate	3.5%	-13.5%	ranked higher	Fiji
Capital Elevation	0 m	7.0 m	ranked lower	New Caledonia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Fiji
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Fiji
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Fiji
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Fiji
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Fiji

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Analysis

Fiji and New Caledonia are closely matched, each leading in 30 metrics.

Fiji's Government Debt (% GDP) is 6.3x that of New Caledonia (47.5% of GDP vs 6.5% of GDP).

Fiji's Mobile Subscriptions (%) is 5.2x that of New Caledonia (574 per 100 people vs 92 per 100 people).

Fiji's Tourist Arrivals is 4.4x that of New Caledonia (168.0K vs 31.0K).

Fiji's Doctors (per 1,000) is 2.4x that of New Caledonia (0.81 per 1k vs 0.24 per 1k).

Fiji's Merchant Fleet Size is 2.2x that of New Caledonia (74 vs 23).

Key Comparisons

Government Debt (% GDP)Fiji leads

Fiji

47.5% of GDP

New Caledonia

6.5% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)Fiji leads

Fiji

574 per 100 people

New Caledonia

92 per 100 people

Tourist ArrivalsFiji leads

Fiji

168.0K

New Caledonia

31.0K

Doctors (per 1,000)Fiji leads

Fiji

0.81 per 1k

New Caledonia

0.24 per 1k

Merchant Fleet SizeFiji leads

Fiji

New Caledonia

Population DensityFiji leads

Fiji

50.58 /km²

New Caledonia

15.86 /km²

Government Debt (% GDP)

47.5% of GDP

6.5% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

574 per 100 people

92 per 100 people

Tourist Arrivals

168.0K

31.0K

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.81 per 1k

0.24 per 1k

Merchant Fleet Size

Population Density

50.58 /km²

15.86 /km²

Population

951.6K

307.6K

Official Languages Count

3.0

1.0

Renewable Energy (%)

28.4%

9.6%

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Protected Land (%)

3.9%

59.6%

CO2 Per Capita

1.6 t/person/yr

18.06 t/person/yr

Solar Electricity Share

0.87%

8.3%

Broadband Access (%)

3.0 per 100 people

19 per 100 people

GNI Per Capita

$5,820

$30,070

Teen Birth Rate

21.17 per 1k

12.16 per 1k

Total CO2 Emissions

1.5 Mt CO2e

5.0 Mt CO2e

Agricultural Land (%)

17.06%

10.07%

Electric Generating Capacity

427.0K kW

1.17M kW

Milk Consumption per Person

40.2 kg/person/yr

108 kg/person/yr

Electricity Generation

1.1 TWh

3.1 TWh

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

11.15%

Irrigated Land

40 km²

100 km²

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

8.5% of GDP

Safe Drinking Water (%)

42.11%

96.87%

Youth Unemployment Rate

15.21% of youth labor force

33.11% of youth labor force

Coastline Length

1.1K km

2.3K km

Electricity Carbon Intensity

278.26 gCO2/kWh

560.9 gCO2/kWh

Elderly Population (%)

6.5%

11.43%

Forest Coverage (%)

63.5%

45.83%

Forest Area

11.6K km²

8.4K km²

Meat Consumption per Person

43.85 kg/person/yr

68.61 kg/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$5,968,125,909.27

$8,548,919,387.13

Youth Population (%)

27.09%

21.31%

Seafood Consumption per Person

28.89 kg/person/yr

23.34 kg/person/yr

Airports

Inflation Rate

4.5%

3.7%

Fertility Rate

2.2 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Highest Elevation

1.3K m

1.6K m

Median Age

27.7 years

33.9 years

Food Waste per Person

142.04 kg/person/yr

120.7 kg/person/yr

Birth Rate

15.63 per 1k

13.6 per 1k

Life Expectancy

67.3 years

78.8 years

Urban Population (%)

59.08%

67.95%

Death Rate

6.6 per 1k

6.0 per 1k

Sanitation Access (%)

92.75%

100%

Dependency Ratio

50.56% of working-age pop.

48.66% of working-age pop.

Internet Users (%)

79%

82%

Electricity Access (%)

99.3%

100%

Coal Electricity Share

36.54%

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

Average Weekly Work Hours

37.33 hrs/week

37.2 hrs/week

Land Area

18.3K km²

GDP Growth Rate

3.5%

-13.5%

Capital Elevation

0 m

7.0 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

0 sites

Border Neighbors

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All Metrics

Government Debt (% GDP)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Tourist Arrivals

Doctors (per 1,000)

Merchant Fleet Size

Population Density

Population

Official Languages Count

Renewable Energy (%)

Time Zones Count

Protected Land (%)

CO2 Per Capita

Solar Electricity Share

Broadband Access (%)

GNI Per Capita

Teen Birth Rate

Total CO2 Emissions

Agricultural Land (%)

Electric Generating Capacity

Milk Consumption per Person

Electricity Generation

Unemployment Rate

Irrigated Land

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Coastline Length

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Elderly Population (%)

Forest Coverage (%)

Forest Area

Meat Consumption per Person

GDP (Nominal)

Youth Population (%)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Airports

Inflation Rate

Fertility Rate

Highest Elevation

Median Age

Food Waste per Person

Birth Rate

Life Expectancy

Urban Population (%)

Death Rate

Sanitation Access (%)

Dependency Ratio

Internet Users (%)

Electricity Access (%)

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Average Weekly Work Hours

Land Area

GDP Growth Rate

Capital Elevation

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Land Border Length

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Border Neighbors

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Government Debt (% GDP)