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Fiji vs Tuvalu

70 shared metrics.

FijiLeads in 41

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TuvaluLeads in 29

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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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Tuvalu

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: the name in the local language means "group of eight" or "eight standing together," referring to eight of the country's nine islands.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Tuvalu's islands are so low that most land sits only about 4 to 5 m above sea level.

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Analysis

Fiji leads in 41 of 70 shared metrics, while Tuvalu leads in 29.

Fiji's Forest Area is 1159.1x that of Tuvalu (11.6K km² vs 10 km²).

Fiji's Land Area is 608.0x that of Tuvalu (18.3K km² vs 30 km²).

Fiji's Scientific Publications is 408.3x that of Tuvalu (212.83 vs 0.52).

Fiji's Highest Elevation is 263.8x that of Tuvalu (1.3K m vs 5.0 m).

Fiji's Beer Consumption is 116.0x that of Tuvalu (1.6 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaFiji leads

Fiji

11.6K km²

Tuvalu

10 km²

Land AreaFiji leads

Fiji

18.3K km²

Tuvalu

30 km²

Scientific PublicationsFiji leads

Fiji

212.83

Tuvalu

0.52

Highest ElevationFiji leads

Fiji

1.3K m

Tuvalu

5.0 m

Beer ConsumptionFiji leads

Fiji

1.6 L/person/yr

Tuvalu

0.01 L/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)Fiji leads

Fiji

$5,968,125,909.27

Tuvalu

$62,280,311.59

All Metrics

Forest Area

Fiji

11.6K km²

Tuvalu

10 km²

115906% higher

Land Area

Fiji

18.3K km²

Tuvalu

30 km²

60800% higher

Scientific Publications

Fiji

212.83

Tuvalu

0.52

40829% higher

Highest Elevation

Fiji

1.3K m

Tuvalu

5.0 m

26380% higher

Beer Consumption

Fiji

1.6 L/person/yr

Tuvalu

0.01 L/person/yr

11597% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Fiji

$5,968,125,909.27

Tuvalu

$62,280,311.59

9483% higher

Population

Fiji

951.6K

Tuvalu

11.8K

7948% higher

Coastline Length

Fiji

1.1K km

Tuvalu

24 km

4604% higher

Airports

Fiji

Tuvalu

1.0

2500% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Fiji

3.4% of GDP

Tuvalu

0.27% of GDP

1180% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Fiji

574 per 100 people

Tuvalu

99 per 100 people

480% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Fiji

28.4%

Tuvalu

5.2%

446% higher

Spirits Consumption

Fiji

1.4 L/person/yr

Tuvalu

0.26 L/person/yr

430% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Fiji

42.11%

Tuvalu

8.7%

383% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Fiji

75.01%

Tuvalu

19.35%

288% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Fiji

3.6 L/adult/yr

Tuvalu

1.3 L/adult/yr

184% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Fiji

$15,450.3

Tuvalu

$6,151.01

151% higher

Informal Employment Share

Fiji

45.7% of employed people

Tuvalu

20.09% of employed people

127% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Fiji

12.42 µg/m³

Tuvalu

5.9 µg/m³

110% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Fiji

63.5%

Tuvalu

33.33%

90% higher

Population Density

Tuvalu

Fiji

50.58 /km²

Tuvalu

327.2 /km²

85% lower

Protected Land (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

3.9%

Tuvalu

20.2%

81% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Tuvalu

Fiji

3.6% of GDP

Tuvalu

18.38% of GDP

81% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Tuvalu

Fiji

$212.89

Tuvalu

$1,084.67

80% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

Tuvalu

Fiji

Tuvalu

270

73% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

17.06%

Tuvalu

60%

72% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

5.3 per 100k

Tuvalu

17.9 per 100k

70% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Tuvalu

Fiji

4.2% of GDP

Tuvalu

12.85% of GDP

67% lower

Inflation Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

4.5%

Tuvalu

11.5%

61% lower

Official Languages Count

Fiji

3.0

Tuvalu

2.0

50% higher

Obesity Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

33.84%

Tuvalu

63.93%

47% lower

Child Mortality

Fiji

29.1 per 1k births

Tuvalu

19.9 per 1k births

46% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

3.0 per 100 people

Tuvalu

5.0 per 100 people

40% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Tuvalu

Fiji

0.81 per 1k

Tuvalu

1.4 per 1k

40% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Tuvalu

Fiji

15.72% of adults

Tuvalu

26.22% of adults

40% lower

Infant Mortality

Fiji

23.8 per 1k births

Tuvalu

17.1 per 1k births

39% higher

GNI Per Capita

Tuvalu

Fiji

$5,820

Tuvalu

$8,770

34% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Fiji

1.6 t/person/yr

Tuvalu

1.2 t/person/yr

32% higher

Birth Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

15.63 per 1k

Tuvalu

21.57 per 1k

28% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

21.17 per 1k

Tuvalu

27.51 per 1k

23% lower

Dependency Ratio

Tuvalu

Fiji

50.56% of working-age pop.

Tuvalu

65.6% of working-age pop.

23% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Tuvalu

Fiji

25.4% of adults

Tuvalu

32.9% of adults

23% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Tuvalu

Fiji

36.1% of adults

Tuvalu

45.6% of adults

21% lower

Fertility Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

2.2 children/woman

Tuvalu

2.8 children/woman

21% lower

Smoking Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

27.6%

Tuvalu

33.7%

18% lower

Youth Population (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

27.09%

Tuvalu

32.95%

18% lower

Death Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

6.6 per 1k

Tuvalu

7.8 per 1k

15% lower

Food Waste per Person

Fiji

142.04 kg/person/yr

Tuvalu

123.62 kg/person/yr

15% higher

Median Age

Fiji

27.7 years

Tuvalu

24.3 years

14% higher

Urban Population (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

59.08%

Tuvalu

64.73%

9% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Tuvalu

Fiji

3.5%

Tuvalu

3.9%

8% lower

Internet Users (%)

Fiji

79%

Tuvalu

74%

7% higher

Human Development Index

Fiji

0.73

Tuvalu

0.69

6% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Fiji

92.75%

Tuvalu

89.67%

3% higher

Women in Senior Management

Tuvalu

Fiji

34.89% of managers

Tuvalu

36.06% of managers

3% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

6.5%

Tuvalu

6.7%

3% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Fiji

37.33 hrs/week

Tuvalu

36.83 hrs/week

1% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Tuvalu

Fiji

99.3%

Tuvalu

100%

1% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Fiji

47.5% of GDP

Tuvalu

47.2% of GDP

1% higher

Time Zones Count

Fiji

2.0 time zones

Tuvalu

2.0 time zones

equal

Women in Parliament (%)

Fiji

9.1%

Tuvalu

ranked higher

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

Fiji

99.8%

Tuvalu

99.5%

equal

Life Expectancy

Fiji

67.3 years

Tuvalu

67.1 years

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Fiji

0 per 1M people

Tuvalu

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Fiji

0 m

Tuvalu

0 m

ranked higher

Irrigated Land

Fiji

40 km²

Tuvalu

0 km²

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Fiji

0 km

Tuvalu

0 km

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Tuvalu

Fiji

-9.5% of GDP

Tuvalu

29.9% of GDP

ranked lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Fiji

1.5 Mt CO2e

Tuvalu

0 Mt CO2e

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Fiji

1.0 sites

Tuvalu

0 sites

ranked higher

Comparison of Fiji and Tuvalu across 70 metrics
				Winner
Forest Area	11.6K km²	10 km²	115906% higher	Fiji
Land Area	18.3K km²	30 km²	60800% higher	Fiji
Scientific Publications	212.83	0.52	40829% higher	Fiji
Highest Elevation	1.3K m	5.0 m	26380% higher	Fiji
Beer Consumption	1.6 L/person/yr	0.01 L/person/yr	11597% higher	Fiji
GDP (Nominal)	$5,968,125,909.27	$62,280,311.59	9483% higher	Fiji
Population	951.6K	11.8K	7948% higher	Fiji
Coastline Length	1.1K km	24 km	4604% higher	Fiji
Airports	26	1.0	2500% higher	Fiji
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	0.27% of GDP	1180% higher	Fiji
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	574 per 100 people	99 per 100 people	480% higher	Fiji
Renewable Energy (%)	28.4%	5.2%	446% higher	Fiji
Spirits Consumption	1.4 L/person/yr	0.26 L/person/yr	430% higher	Fiji
Safe Drinking Water (%)	42.11%	8.7%	383% higher	Fiji
University Enrollment Rate	75.01%	19.35%	288% higher	Fiji
Alcohol Consumption	3.6 L/adult/yr	1.3 L/adult/yr	184% higher	Fiji
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$15,450.3	$6,151.01	151% higher	Fiji
Informal Employment Share	45.7% of employed people	20.09% of employed people	127% higher	Fiji
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.42 µg/m³	5.9 µg/m³	110% higher	Fiji
Forest Coverage (%)	63.5%	33.33%	90% higher	Fiji
Population Density	50.58 /km²	327.2 /km²	85% lower	Tuvalu
Protected Land (%)	3.9%	20.2%	81% lower	Tuvalu
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.6% of GDP	18.38% of GDP	81% lower	Tuvalu
Health Spending Per Capita	$212.89	$1,084.67	80% lower	Tuvalu
Merchant Fleet Size	74	270	73% lower	Tuvalu
Agricultural Land (%)	17.06%	60%	72% lower	Tuvalu
Road Traffic Death Rate	5.3 per 100k	17.9 per 100k	70% lower	Tuvalu
Education Spending (% GDP)	4.2% of GDP	12.85% of GDP	67% lower	Tuvalu
Inflation Rate	4.5%	11.5%	61% lower	Tuvalu
Official Languages Count	3.0	2.0	50% higher	Fiji
Obesity Rate	33.84%	63.93%	47% lower	Tuvalu
Child Mortality	29.1 per 1k births	19.9 per 1k births	46% higher	Fiji
Broadband Access (%)	3.0 per 100 people	5.0 per 100 people	40% lower	Tuvalu
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.81 per 1k	1.4 per 1k	40% lower	Tuvalu
Insufficient Physical Activity	15.72% of adults	26.22% of adults	40% lower	Tuvalu
Infant Mortality	23.8 per 1k births	17.1 per 1k births	39% higher	Fiji
GNI Per Capita	$5,820	$8,770	34% lower	Tuvalu
CO2 Per Capita	1.6 t/person/yr	1.2 t/person/yr	32% higher	Fiji
Birth Rate	15.63 per 1k	21.57 per 1k	28% lower	Tuvalu
Teen Birth Rate	21.17 per 1k	27.51 per 1k	23% lower	Tuvalu
Dependency Ratio	50.56% of working-age pop.	65.6% of working-age pop.	23% lower	Tuvalu
Tobacco Use Prevalence	25.4% of adults	32.9% of adults	23% lower	Tuvalu
Hypertension Prevalence	36.1% of adults	45.6% of adults	21% lower	Tuvalu
Fertility Rate	2.2 children/woman	2.8 children/woman	21% lower	Tuvalu
Smoking Rate	27.6%	33.7%	18% lower	Tuvalu
Youth Population (%)	27.09%	32.95%	18% lower	Tuvalu
Death Rate	6.6 per 1k	7.8 per 1k	15% lower	Tuvalu
Food Waste per Person	142.04 kg/person/yr	123.62 kg/person/yr	15% higher	Fiji
Median Age	27.7 years	24.3 years	14% higher	Fiji
Urban Population (%)	59.08%	64.73%	9% lower	Tuvalu
GDP Growth Rate	3.5%	3.9%	8% lower	Tuvalu
Internet Users (%)	79%	74%	7% higher	Fiji
Human Development Index	0.73	0.69	6% higher	Fiji
Sanitation Access (%)	92.75%	89.67%	3% higher	Fiji
Women in Senior Management	34.89% of managers	36.06% of managers	3% lower	Tuvalu
Elderly Population (%)	6.5%	6.7%	3% lower	Tuvalu
Average Weekly Work Hours	37.33 hrs/week	36.83 hrs/week	1% higher	Fiji
Electricity Access (%)	99.3%	100%	1% lower	Tuvalu
Government Debt (% GDP)	47.5% of GDP	47.2% of GDP	1% higher	Fiji
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Fiji
Women in Parliament (%)	9.1%	0%	ranked higher	Fiji
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.8%	99.5%	equal	Fiji
Life Expectancy	67.3 years	67.1 years	equal	Fiji
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
Irrigated Land	40 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	Fiji
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Fiji
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-9.5% of GDP	29.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Tuvalu
Total CO2 Emissions	1.5 Mt CO2e	0 Mt CO2e	ranked higher	Fiji
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Fiji

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Analysis

Fiji leads in 41 of 70 shared metrics, while Tuvalu leads in 29.

Fiji's Forest Area is 1159.1x that of Tuvalu (11.6K km² vs 10 km²).

Fiji's Land Area is 608.0x that of Tuvalu (18.3K km² vs 30 km²).

Fiji's Scientific Publications is 408.3x that of Tuvalu (212.83 vs 0.52).

Fiji's Highest Elevation is 263.8x that of Tuvalu (1.3K m vs 5.0 m).

Fiji's Beer Consumption is 116.0x that of Tuvalu (1.6 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaFiji leads

Fiji

11.6K km²

Tuvalu

10 km²

Land AreaFiji leads

Fiji

18.3K km²

Tuvalu

30 km²

Scientific PublicationsFiji leads

Fiji

212.83

Tuvalu

0.52

Highest ElevationFiji leads

Fiji

1.3K m

Tuvalu

5.0 m

Beer ConsumptionFiji leads

Fiji

1.6 L/person/yr

Tuvalu

0.01 L/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)Fiji leads

Fiji

$5,968,125,909.27

Tuvalu

$62,280,311.59

Forest Area

11.6K km²

10 km²

Land Area

18.3K km²

30 km²

Scientific Publications

212.83

0.52

Highest Elevation

1.3K m

5.0 m

Beer Consumption

1.6 L/person/yr

0.01 L/person/yr

GDP (Nominal)

$5,968,125,909.27

$62,280,311.59

Population

951.6K

11.8K

Coastline Length

1.1K km

24 km

Airports

1.0

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

0.27% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

574 per 100 people

99 per 100 people

Renewable Energy (%)

28.4%

5.2%

Spirits Consumption

1.4 L/person/yr

0.26 L/person/yr

Safe Drinking Water (%)

42.11%

8.7%

University Enrollment Rate

75.01%

19.35%

Alcohol Consumption

3.6 L/adult/yr

1.3 L/adult/yr

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$15,450.3

$6,151.01

Informal Employment Share

45.7% of employed people

20.09% of employed people

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

12.42 µg/m³

5.9 µg/m³

Forest Coverage (%)

63.5%

33.33%

Population Density

50.58 /km²

327.2 /km²

Protected Land (%)

3.9%

20.2%

Health Spending (% GDP)

3.6% of GDP

18.38% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$212.89

$1,084.67

Merchant Fleet Size

270

Agricultural Land (%)

17.06%

60%

Road Traffic Death Rate

5.3 per 100k

17.9 per 100k

Education Spending (% GDP)

4.2% of GDP

12.85% of GDP

Inflation Rate

4.5%

11.5%

Official Languages Count

3.0

2.0

Obesity Rate

33.84%

63.93%

Child Mortality

29.1 per 1k births

19.9 per 1k births

Broadband Access (%)

3.0 per 100 people

5.0 per 100 people

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.81 per 1k

1.4 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

15.72% of adults

26.22% of adults

Infant Mortality

23.8 per 1k births

17.1 per 1k births

GNI Per Capita

$5,820

$8,770

CO2 Per Capita

1.6 t/person/yr

1.2 t/person/yr

Birth Rate

15.63 per 1k

21.57 per 1k

Teen Birth Rate

21.17 per 1k

27.51 per 1k

Dependency Ratio

50.56% of working-age pop.

65.6% of working-age pop.

Tobacco Use Prevalence

25.4% of adults

32.9% of adults

Hypertension Prevalence

36.1% of adults

45.6% of adults

Fertility Rate

2.2 children/woman

2.8 children/woman

Smoking Rate

27.6%

33.7%

Youth Population (%)

27.09%

32.95%

Death Rate

6.6 per 1k

7.8 per 1k

Food Waste per Person

142.04 kg/person/yr

123.62 kg/person/yr

Median Age

27.7 years

24.3 years

Urban Population (%)

59.08%

64.73%

GDP Growth Rate

3.5%

3.9%

Internet Users (%)

79%

74%

Human Development Index

0.73

0.69

Sanitation Access (%)

92.75%

89.67%

Women in Senior Management

34.89% of managers

36.06% of managers

Elderly Population (%)

6.5%

6.7%

Average Weekly Work Hours

37.33 hrs/week

36.83 hrs/week

Electricity Access (%)

99.3%

100%

Government Debt (% GDP)

47.5% of GDP

47.2% of GDP

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Women in Parliament (%)

9.1%

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

99.8%

99.5%

Life Expectancy

67.3 years

67.1 years

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Irrigated Land

40 km²

0 km²

Land Border Length

0 km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-9.5% of GDP

29.9% of GDP

Total CO2 Emissions

1.5 Mt CO2e

0 Mt CO2e

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

0 sites