Bhutan vs Fiji

Bhutan and Fiji compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Fiji has about 1.2 times as many people as Bhutan: 933,154 against 796,682 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Fiji ($6,642) is 48% higher than in Bhutan ($4,493) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Bhutan (8%) than in Fiji (3.2%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bhutan (3.6%) than in Fiji (-1.4%), a difference of 5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Fiji (5.3%) than in Bhutan (3.2%), a difference of 2.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Bhutan can expect to live 5.8 years longer than one born in Fiji: 73.3 years against 67.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Bhutan is older: half of its people are over 29.4 years, against 27.7 years in Fiji in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bhutan (91.3%) than in Fiji (74.7%), a difference of 16.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Bhutan (2 tonnes) are 25% higher than in Fiji (1.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bhutan (70.4%) than in Fiji (61.7%), a difference of 8.7 percentage points in 2024.