| No. | Range | Mean | S.D. | C.V. | |
| Total sample | 814 | 105-300 | 163.0 | 20.3 | 12.5 |
| Interior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East | 73 | 130-245 | 168.1 | 19.3 | 11.5 |
| Coast | 210 | 118-300 | 160.7 | 22.8 | 14.2 |
| N.W. | 79 | 120-212 | 161.9 | 16.9 | 10.4 |
The average weight of 163 pounds, coupled with their rather tall stature, describes the Fijian as a large person, on the whole. Their generous weight does not reflect excessive obesity; the body build, as will be pointed out later, is prevailingly muscular and athletic. Variation among the regional samples is not significant; all the groups average more than 160 pounds.
Stature
| No. | Range | Mean | S.D. | C.V. | |
| Total sample | 815 | 150.1-195.0 | 172.5 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| Interior | 154 | 150.1-183.7 | 169.6 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| East | 120 | 160.2-190.5 | 173.3 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| Coast | 210 | 156.1-195.0 | 173.4 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| N.W. | 79 | 159.8-186.0 | 172.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 |
| Fiji (Howells) | 133 | 158-190 | 170.8 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
| Solomons (Howells) | 85 | 146-181 | 160.2 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
| Tonga (Sullivan) | 92 | 160-188 | 173.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 |
The stature of the Fijians is moderately tall. Howells' series of Fijians, as well as mine, indicate this category. In this measurement, the Fijians are similar to the Tongans. They are 12 cm. taller than the Melanesians.
Among the Fijian themselves, the interior people of the highlands are definitely shorter than the rest of the population.
Rumors still persist of remnants of pygmoid people in the interior mountains of Viti Levu. I found no evidence of them either in my travels in the interior or by extensive inquiries among natives and Europeans who had thorough knowledge of the whole island.
Span
| No. | Range | Mean | S.D. | C.V. | |
| Total sample | 815 | 155.0-208.0 | 180.0 | 15.1 | 8.8 |
| Interior | 154 | 155.0-201.0 | 179.5 | 7.5 | 4.2 |
| East | 120 | 166.4-200.5 | 178.1 | 24.3 | 13.6 |
| Coast | 210 | 160.1-208.0 | 181.2 | 14.6 | 8.1 |
| N.W. | 79 | 165.1-202.0 | 180.0 | 21.6 | 11.9 |
Span of the arms also reflects the generous proportions of the Fijians. Regional difference is not marked. Relative to stature, the hill people have the longer arms and the eastern natives the shortest. The greater relative arm length of the hill tribes seems to be owing more to deficiency of stature than to excessive arm length or shoulder breadth.