Fiji vs Papua New Guinea

Fiji has no monthly cost data yet; Papua New Guinea has no monthly cost data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

Fiji has no safety score data yet; Papua New Guinea has no safety score data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

Fiji has no mobility score data yet; Papua New Guinea has no mobility score data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

Fiji has no culture score data yet; Papua New Guinea has no culture score data yet — not enough data to call a winner.

Fiji's passport reaches 54 destinations visa-free to Papua New Guinea's 45 — Fiji opens more doors without a visa. Passport strength shifts over years of naturalisation, not months of planning, so it's a long-horizon footnote — not scored in the tally.

Fiji is better connected than Papua New Guinea — 2.3M passengers/yr vs 1.4M passengers/yr. Fiji is quieter than 81 of 87 countries worldwide; Papua New Guinea is quieter than 84 of 87 countries worldwide. Fiji sees ~3 air passengers per resident a year; Papua New Guinea sees ~16 air passengers per 100 residents a year — a derived figure, not itself ranked.

Fiji runs 17°C to 35°C for most people; Papua New Guinea runs 20°C to 33°C for most people. Depends on you — which range fits your tolerance is the real question here, not a score.