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Military Strength: Flag of Fiji Fiji vs Flag of New Zealand New Zealand

New Zealand (ranked #90 globally) holds a stronger overall military position than Fiji (#159) on the ATLAS Index. New Zealand fields 10,000 active troops — 2.5:1 Fiji's 4,000, backed by 3,270 reserves. New Zealand's $3.1B defense budget is 37:1 that of Fiji ($0.08B).

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Flag of Fiji FijiWorld #159 3.5
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New Zealand leads on 4 of 6 pillars

Flag of New Zealand New ZealandWorld #90 16.5
  • 20.24,000 active troops Manpower10 % 24.910K active troops
  • 0.00 battle tanks Ground forces20 % 0.00 battle tanks
  • 0.00 warships Naval power20 % 26.25 warships
  • 0.00 combat aircraft Air power25 % 19.30 combat aircraft
  • 0.00 warheads Nuclear deterrent10 % 0.00 warheads
  • 9.8$84M budget Defense budget15 % 24.9$3.1B budget
Fiji New Zealand Pillar scores 0–100 (weight under each label) over a headline figure from that domain · each conventional pillar read after its branch's availability proxy · Methodology
Key figures
Fiji New Zealand Ratio
Defense budget $84M $3.1B 🇳🇿 37×
– share of GDP 1.4% 1.2% 🇫🇯 1.2×
Active personnel 4,000 10,000 🇳🇿 2.5×
Combat aircraft 0 0 —
Warships 0 5 🇳🇿
– submarines 0 0 —
Main battle tanks 0 0 —
Nuclear warheads 0 0 —
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Reserve troops 6,000 3,270 🇫🇯 1.8×
Paramilitary forces 0 0 —
Military aircraft (all types) 0 47 🇳🇿
– helicopters 0 21 🇳🇿
Budget share of govt spending — — —
Budget per capita $90 $590 🇳🇿 6.6×
Population 928K 5.3M 🇳🇿 5.7×
GDP $6B $260B 🇳🇿 44×
GDP per capita $6,426 $49,205 🇳🇿 7.7×
Land area 18,274 km² 262,443 km² 🇳🇿 14×
Coastline 1,129 km 15,134 km 🇳🇿 13×
Backbone systems most numerous in service
🇳🇿 New ZealandAnzac-class ×2
Defense budget history Fiji ×1.3 · New Zealand ×1.0 since 2020
Military personnel history
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who has more military personnel, Fiji or New Zealand?
New Zealand has approximately 10,000 active military personnel compared to Fiji's 4,000, giving New Zealand a 2.5:1 numerical advantage.
Who has the larger navy, Fiji or New Zealand?
New Zealand has a larger navy with 5 vessels compared to Fiji's 0 ships.
Which country spends more on defense, Fiji or New Zealand?
New Zealand has a larger defense budget at $3.1 billion (37:1 more) compared to Fiji's $84 million annually.
Do Fiji and New Zealand have nuclear weapons?
Neither Fiji nor New Zealand currently possesses nuclear weapons.