Fiji vs Mongolia
Side-by-side comparison of Fiji and Mongolia from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Mongolia
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 820 years
In short
Mongolia scores 50.9 in the NationsTree Index (85th in the world) and Fiji scores 43.9 (114th), a gap of 7.0 points. Their trees are 2.2 m and 5.1 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Mongolia has 3.8 times the population of Fiji. Mongolia is 85 times larger than Fiji by land area. Mongolia has an economy 4.9 times the size of Fiji (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Fiji 933,154 and Mongolia 3.6 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $20,798 in Mongolia and $16,338 in Fiji (2025, international dollars). People in Mongolia live on average 4.9 years longer (72.4 vs 67.5 years).
Of 32 indicators reported by both countries, Fiji ranks higher in the world on 14 and Mongolia on 18. Fiji is clearly stronger in environment & energy, tourism and institutions & safety. Mongolia is clearly stronger in society & health, land & people and trade.
As a nation, Mongolia is the older of the two (statehood since 1206, 820 years), compared with Fiji (since 1970). Over the last five years Mongolia improved faster (direction score 61 vs 52 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Fiji and Mongolia.
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Mongolia overtook Fiji in the NationsTree Index in 2020 and has stayed ahead since.
Mongolia overtook Fiji in GDP per person (PPP) in 2019 and has stayed ahead since.
Mongolia overtook Fiji in life expectancy in 2007 and has stayed ahead since.
Mongolia has been ahead of Fiji in GDP (PPP) and population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | ||
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 18,333153rd/216 · 2024 | 1,564,11618th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 18,333153rd/216 · 2024 | 1,558,50118th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 933,154161st/217 · 2025 | 3.6 m132nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.47%139th/217 · 2025 | 1.25%83rd/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 50.7152nd/216 · 2024 | 2.3215th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 59.5%127th/217 · 2025 | 71.1%85th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 26.8%86th/217 · 2025 | 31.6%62nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 6.6%131st/217 · 2025 | 5.4%142nd/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $6.20 bn166th/210 · 2025 | $25.37 bn123rd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $15.25 bn157th/199 · 2025 | $74.23 bn115th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $13.03 bn157th/199 · 2025 | $63.43 bn115th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $6,642122nd/210 · 2025 | $7,108119th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $16,338118th/199 · 2025 | $20,798102nd/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $6,230117th/201 · 2025 | $6,210118th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 3.2%107th/210 · 2025 | 6.8%21st/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | -1.4%5th/180 · 2025 | 8.6%154th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 5.3%98th/187 · 2025 | 5.2%95th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 36.6%1994 | 43.3%20th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 77.1%144th/189 · 2025 | 45.0%75th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -2.4%88th/192 · 2025 | 2.2%23rd/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 14.0%56th/197 · 2025 | 8.9%75th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 13.9%167th/200 · 2025 | 37.2%22nd/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 9.1%110th/192 · 2025 | 5.9%144th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 57.0%108th/200 · 2025 | 44.3%171st/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $3.25 bn145th/182 · 2024 | $17.27 bn94th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $3.85 bn146th/182 · 2024 | $15.89 bn101st/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 54.4%47th/183 · 2024 | 68.1%32nd/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 64.6%47th/183 · 2024 | 62.6%51st/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 119.0%41st/183 · 2024 | 130.7%33rd/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.1%133rd/170 · 2025 | 61.1%19th/170 · 2023 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 15.6%116th/171 · 2025 | 1.7%164th/171 · 2023 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 55.4%23rd/171 · 2025 | 3.3%146th/171 · 2023 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 4.4%68th/171 · 2025 | 26.3%21st/171 · 2023 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 3.2%113th/168 · 2024 | 22.5%29th/168 · 2023 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -7.7%162nd/191 · 2025 | -8.4%166th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 4.2%51st/196 · 2025 | 10.8%15th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 2.3%92nd/209 · 2021 | 33.1%8th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00%120th/197 · 2021 | 1.50%42nd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 | 0.00%100th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.00%68th/195 · 2021 | 4.89%2nd/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 1.13%44th/209 · 2021 | 26.57%3rd/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 1.13%51st/209 · 2021 | 0.17%96th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 4.2%143rd/206 · 2024 | 0.7%191st/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 31,05218th/183 · 2022 | 10,13544th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 168,000155th/194 · 2020 | 66,900176th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $236.0 m118th/175 · 2020 | $49.0 m155th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 17.8%37th/168 · 2020 | 0.6%159th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 174,00094th/107 · 2019 | — |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 67.5173rd/217 · 2024 | 72.4134th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 29.1137th/196 · 2024 | 13.493rd/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.812015 | 4.1328th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.92017 | 8.64th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 94%66th/193 · 2024 | 96%48th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 87.3%2017 | 92.8%39th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 98.1%68th/173 · 2024 | 96.8%74th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 37.1%2013 | 92.6%2nd/55 · 2020 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 10.0%133rd/217 · 2025 | 8.6%141st/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 3.6%166th/193 · 2023 | 6.1%102nd/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | — | 98.6%17th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 75.0%42nd/150 · 2024 | 69.0%51st/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.731111th/193 · 2023 | 0.747104th/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 30.72019 | 31.432nd/108 · 2022 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 4.7%2019 | 0.4%27th/108 · 2022 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 95.9%150th/215 · 2024 | 99.1%134th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 42.1%120th/150 · 2024 | 43.4%117th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 48.5%87th/144 · 2024 | 69.9%64th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 74.7%114th/186 · 2024 | 85.1%83rd/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 5741st/210 · 2024 | 14139th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 1.8160th/208 · 2024 | 15.899th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.20131st/164 · 2022 | 2.30117th/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 1,82154th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 2.2 m79th/161 · 2023 | 773,702106th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 1.6280th/203 · 2024 | 7.85177th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 28.4%83rd/212 · 2022 | 3.0%174th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 6.421st/200 · 2023 | 42.7182nd/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 61.7%28th/214 · 2024 | 9.1%169th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 5842007 | 2,39648th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 63.262nd/205 · 2025 | 48.1125th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 58.867th/207 · 2025 | 39.0128th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 65.577th/207 · 2025 | 56.7103rd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 82.843rd/207 · 2025 | 75.574th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 56.190th/205 · 2025 | 54.697th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 61.788th/205 · 2025 | 62.087th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 2.168th/145 · 2023 | 5.9101st/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $81.2 m141st/156 · 2025 | $221.3 m124th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.3%97th/156 · 2025 | 0.9%124th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 4.2%102nd/154 · 2025 | 2.5%131st/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 4,000148th/170 · 2020 | 18,000110th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 1.13%60th/168 · 2020 | 1.27%52nd/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 16.0 m96th/163 · 2024 | 3.0 m141st/163 · 2022 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | — | 0.08%103rd/110 · 2022 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | — | 8972nd/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 218125th/197 · 2023 | 277117th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia has the larger population: 3.6 m (2025) compared with 933,154 for Fiji (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia is larger: 1,564,116 km² (2024) compared with 18,333 km² for Fiji (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $74.23 bn intl. (2025) compared with $15.25 bn intl. for Fiji (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $20,798 intl. (2025) compared with $16,338 intl. for Fiji (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia has the higher life expectancy at birth: 72.4 years (2024) compared with 67.5 years for Fiji (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia spends more on the military: $221.3 m (2025) compared with $81.2 m for Fiji (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Fiji or Mongolia?
Mongolia: 50.9 points (85th in the world); Fiji: 43.9 points (114th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
Sources
World Bank World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators, compiling UN agencies, the IMF, WHO, SIPRI and national statistical offices; every row links to its world ranking with the source series. See Sources & licences and Methodology.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Fiji vs Mongolia — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/fiji-vs-mongolia. Data as of 26 October 2026.