Fiji
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
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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Fiji vs Tonga
92 shared metrics.
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Tonga
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Tonga.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name is of local origin and is said to mean "island.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Fiji leads in 52 of 92 shared metrics, while Tonga leads in 40.
Fiji's Beer Consumption is 212.1x that of Tonga (1.6 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).
Fiji's Forest Area is 128.6x that of Tonga (11.6K km² vs 89.5 km²).
Fiji's Scientific Publications is 45.0x that of Tonga (212.83 vs 4.6).
Fiji's Land Area is 24.4x that of Tonga (18.3K km² vs 720 km²).
Fiji's Electricity Generation is 15.4x that of Tonga (1.1 TWh vs 0.07 TWh).
Key Comparisons
Beer ConsumptionFiji leads
Fiji
1.6 L/person/yr
Tonga
0.01 L/person/yr
Forest AreaFiji leads
Fiji
11.6K km²
Tonga
89.5 km²
Scientific PublicationsFiji leads
Fiji
212.83
Tonga
4.6
Land AreaFiji leads
Fiji
18.3K km²
Tonga
720 km²
Electricity GenerationFiji leads
Fiji
1.1 TWh
Tonga
0.07 TWh
Spirits ConsumptionFiji leads
Fiji
1.4 L/person/yr
Tonga
0.10 L/person/yr
All Metrics
Beer Consumption
FijiFiji
1.6 L/person/yr
Tonga
0.01 L/person/yr
21211% higher
Forest Area
FijiFiji
11.6K km²
Tonga
89.5 km²
12862% higher
Scientific Publications
FijiFiji
212.83
Tonga
4.6
4497% higher
Land Area
FijiFiji
18.3K km²
Tonga
720 km²
2438% higher
Electricity Generation
FijiFiji
1.1 TWh
Tonga
0.07 TWh
1543% higher
Spirits Consumption
FijiFiji
1.4 L/person/yr
Tonga
0.10 L/person/yr
1206% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
FijiFiji
427.0K kW
Tonga
34.0K kW
1156% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
FijiFiji
28.4%
Tonga
2.3%
1135% higher
GDP (Nominal)
FijiFiji
$5,968,125,909.27
Tonga
$591,139,749.44
910% higher
Alcohol Consumption
FijiFiji
3.6 L/adult/yr
Tonga
0.36 L/adult/yr
894% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
FijiFiji
574 per 100 people
Tonga
62 per 100 people
826% higher
Population
FijiFiji
951.6K
Tonga
104.5K
810% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
FijiFiji
1.5 Mt CO2e
Tonga
0.17 Mt CO2e
787% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
FijiFiji
3.4% of GDP
Tonga
0.44% of GDP
670% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
FijiFiji
63.5%
Tonga
12.43%
411% higher
Tourism Revenue
FijiFiji
$236,000,000
Tonga
$47,700,000.76
395% higher
Airports
FijiFiji
26
Tonga
6.0
333% higher
Infant Mortality
FijiFiji
23.8 per 1k births
Tonga
8.0 per 1k births
198% higher
Child Mortality
FijiFiji
29.1 per 1k births
Tonga
9.9 per 1k births
194% higher
Urban Population (%)
FijiFiji
59.08%
Tonga
21.15%
179% higher
Coastline Length
FijiFiji
1.1K km
Tonga
419 km
169% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
FijiFiji
74
Tonga
29
155% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
FijiFiji
15.21% of youth labor force
Tonga
6.0% of youth labor force
152% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
FijiFiji
$15,450.3
Tonga
$7,802.67
98% higher
Unemployment Rate
FijiFiji
4.3%
Tonga
2.2%
96% higher
Solar Electricity Share
TongaFiji
0.87%
Tonga
14.29%
94% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
TongaFiji
3.0%
Tonga
28.46%
89% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
TongaFiji
2.3% of firms
Tonga
11.04% of firms
80% lower
University Enrollment Rate
FijiFiji
75.01%
Tonga
42.86%
75% higher
Suicide Rate
FijiFiji
8.3 per 100k
Tonga
4.7 per 100k
75% higher
Protected Land (%)
TongaFiji
3.9%
Tonga
13.3%
71% lower
Population Density
TongaFiji
50.58 /km²
Tonga
145.27 /km²
65% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
TongaFiji
17.06%
Tonga
48.61%
65% lower
Broadband Access (%)
TongaFiji
3.0 per 100 people
Tonga
8.0 per 100 people
62% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
FijiFiji
120.5 per 1k people
Tonga
75.88 per 1k people
59% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
TongaFiji
3.6% of GDP
Tonga
8.1% of GDP
56% lower
Obesity Rate
TongaFiji
33.84%
Tonga
70.54%
52% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TongaFiji
278.26 gCO2/kWh
Tonga
571.43 gCO2/kWh
51% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
TongaFiji
10 days/yr
Tonga
20 days/yr
50% lower
Official Languages Count
FijiFiji
3.0
Tonga
2.0
50% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
TongaFiji
15.72% of adults
Tonga
30.6% of adults
49% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
TongaFiji
$212.89
Tonga
$378.31
44% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
FijiFiji
42.11%
Tonga
29.6%
42% higher
Inflation Rate
FijiFiji
4.5%
Tonga
3.2%
41% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
TongaFiji
5.3 per 100k
Tonga
8.5 per 100k
38% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
TongaFiji
6.9% of firms
Tonga
10.71% of firms
36% lower
Median Age
FijiFiji
27.7 years
Tonga
20.7 years
34% higher
Internet Users (%)
FijiFiji
79%
Tonga
59%
34% higher
Death Rate
FijiFiji
6.6 per 1k
Tonga
5.0 per 1k
32% higher
Dependency Ratio
TongaFiji
50.56% of working-age pop.
Tonga
72.77% of working-age pop.
31% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
FijiFiji
9.1%
Tonga
7.1%
27% higher
GDP Growth Rate
FijiFiji
3.5%
Tonga
2.8%
27% higher
Highest Elevation
FijiFiji
1.3K m
Tonga
1.0K m
27% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
TongaFiji
22.47% of firms
Tonga
30.18% of firms
26% lower
Youth Population (%)
TongaFiji
27.09%
Tonga
35.4%
23% lower
Informal Employment Share
TongaFiji
45.7% of employed people
Tonga
59.21% of employed people
23% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
TongaFiji
25.4% of adults
Tonga
32.1% of adults
21% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
FijiFiji
48.81 per 100k
Tonga
40.51 per 100k
20% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
TongaFiji
0.81 per 1k
Tonga
1.0 per 1k
20% lower
Birth Rate
TongaFiji
15.63 per 1k
Tonga
19.43 per 1k
20% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
TongaFiji
4.2% of GDP
Tonga
5.3% of GDP
20% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
FijiFiji
37.33 hrs/week
Tonga
31.8 hrs/week
17% higher
Fertility Rate
TongaFiji
2.2 children/woman
Tonga
2.6 children/woman
16% lower
Teen Birth Rate
TongaFiji
21.17 per 1k
Tonga
24.84 per 1k
15% lower
Smoking Rate
TongaFiji
27.6%
Tonga
31.3%
12% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
TongaFiji
36.1% of adults
Tonga
40.4% of adults
11% lower
Life Expectancy
TongaFiji
67.3 years
Tonga
72.9 years
8% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
FijiFiji
47.5% of GDP
Tonga
43.9% of GDP
8% higher
CO2 Per Capita
FijiFiji
1.6 t/person/yr
Tonga
1.5 t/person/yr
6% higher
Human Development Index
TongaFiji
0.73
Tonga
0.77
5% lower
Women in Senior Management
TongaFiji
34.89% of managers
Tonga
36.89% of managers
5% lower
Elderly Population (%)
TongaFiji
6.5%
Tonga
6.7%
3% lower
GNI Per Capita
TongaFiji
$5,820
Tonga
$5,910
2% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
TongaFiji
84.89% of firms
Tonga
86.53% of firms
2% lower
Electricity Access (%)
TongaFiji
99.3%
Tonga
100%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
TongaFiji
92.75%
Tonga
93.93%
1% lower
Food Waste per Person
TongaFiji
142.04 kg/person/yr
Tonga
143.95 kg/person/yr
1% lower
Time Zones Count
FijiFiji
2.0 time zones
Tonga
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
FijiFiji
0%
Tonga
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
FijiFiji
0%
Tonga
0%
ranked higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TongaFiji
12.42 µg/m³
Tonga
12.48 µg/m³
equal
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
FijiFiji
20.54% of GDP
Tonga
20.45% of GDP
equal
Capital Elevation
TongaFiji
0 m
Tonga
3.0 m
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
FijiFiji
0 per 1M people
Tonga
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
FijiFiji
0 m
Tonga
0 m
ranked higher
Irrigated Land
FijiFiji
40 km²
Tonga
0 km²
ranked higher
Land Border Length
FijiFiji
0 km
Tonga
0 km
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TongaFiji
-9.5% of GDP
Tonga
-5.3% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
FijiFiji
1.0 sites
Tonga
0 sites
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
TongaFiji
0 per 100k people
Tonga
0.96 per 100k people
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
FijiFiji
4.2 per 1M people
Tonga
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
FijiFiji
0
Tonga
0
ranked higher
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