The thoracic index shows that the Fijians are deep-chested relative to thoracic breadth as well as in absolute values. Again the interior people stand out for their deeper chests.
ARMS AND LEGS
Arm Length
| No. | Range | Mean | S.D. | C.V. | |
| Total sample | 815 | 45-87 | 75.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| Interior | 154 | 45-83 | 73.6 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| East | 120 | 52-84 | 75.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| Coast | 210 | 57-87 | 76.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| N.W. | 79 | 55-86 | 75.3 | 6.6 | 8.8 |
The over-all arm length is 75.2 cm. Shorter arms seem to be characteristic of the interior population where the average is nearly 2 cm. less than the over-all average. The eastern group has the longest arms; the other samples are intermediate.
Humeral Length
| No. | Range | Mean | S.D. | C.V. | |
| Total sample | 815 | 26-39 | 32.8 | 8.6 | 5.7 |
| Interior | 154 | 28-38 | 32.8 | 7.1 | 5.2 |
| East | 120 | 28-39 | 32.9 | 8.3 | 5.6 |
| Coast | 210 | 26-38 | 32.9 | 9.1 | 5.8 |
| N.W. | 79 | 28-38 | 33.0 | 7.9 | 5.4 |
Length of the upper arm averages 33 cm. for all Fijians; the several provinces are closely similar in this trait.
Radial Length
| No. | Range | Mean | S.D. | C.V. | |
| Total sample | 815 | 23-35 | 27.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| Interior | 154 | 24-33 | 27.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| East | 120 | 23-34 | 27.5 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Coast | 210 | 24-35 | 27.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| N.W. | 79 | 25-32 | 27.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 |