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Fiji vs Ghana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 152nd vs. 81st).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Ghana
Population
936456
35572974
Population rank 159/197 47/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$82.8B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 79/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$2,406
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 150/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$8,027
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$58.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
66.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$1,696
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 122/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$1,836
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
87,851 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
392 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
3.4
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
22.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
65.9 years
2025

Fiji and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Ghana economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Ghana
Year GDP
Fiji Ghana
1960 $112,328,422 $1,217,230,095
1961 $116,987,785 $1,302,674,325
1962 $122,906,435 $1,382,515,654
1963 $129,454,729 $1,540,797,589
1964 $140,032,741 $1,731,296,200
1965 $147,084,750 $2,053,462,968
1966 $150,603,926 $2,126,300,672
1967 $162,625,886 $1,747,187,645
1968 $166,952,937 $1,666,909,518
1969 $182,182,068 $1,962,050,556
1970 $219,878,482 $2,215,028,588
1971 $247,749,328 $2,417,108,578
1972 $316,656,649 $2,112,293,280
1973 $425,950,488 $3,006,766,758
1974 $558,587,097 $2,894,409,938
1975 $684,282,434 $2,810,106,383
1976 $694,540,806 $2,765,254,237
1977 $719,501,766 $3,189,428,571
1978 $829,267,889 $3,662,478,185
1979 $1,019,691,460 $4,020,227,920
1980 $1,202,618,816 $4,445,228,216
1981 $1,235,626,771 $4,222,441,860
1982 $1,194,059,943 $4,035,994,398
1983 $1,123,085,190 $4,057,275,132
1984 $1,178,000,678 $4,412,279,843
1985 $1,141,168,944 $4,504,306,723
1986 $1,290,267,340 $5,735,677,434
1987 $1,177,947,965 $5,074,829,932
1988 $1,110,009,523 $5,197,765,032
1989 $1,182,660,266 $5,251,858,440
1990 $1,337,017,559 $5,889,106,573
1991 $1,383,883,250 $6,603,185,268
1992 $1,532,411,039 $6,416,103,926
1993 $1,636,101,247 $5,968,922,939
1994 $1,825,732,093 $5,446,383,727
1995 $1,970,301,486 $6,464,382,808
1996 $2,128,696,644 $6,932,991,739
1997 $2,090,221,137 $6,891,443,192
1998 $1,653,146,717 $7,482,069,162
1999 $1,936,459,986 $7,718,109,982
2000 $1,678,219,508 $4,982,850,662
2001 $1,652,462,023 $5,314,872,854
2002 $1,833,279,985 $6,166,197,848
2003 $2,300,492,465 $7,632,723,556
2004 $2,708,078,477 $8,881,417,907
2005 $2,980,403,845 $10,744,568,381
2006 $3,076,305,453 $20,885,037,597
2007 $3,378,314,600 $24,827,339,138
2008 $3,523,185,920 $28,679,383,241
2009 $2,870,624,636 $26,048,720,006
2010 $3,140,166,713 $32,197,655,567
2011 $3,779,411,899 $39,336,668,081
2012 $3,972,028,104 $41,271,701,061
2013 $4,189,967,999 $62,845,721,960
2014 $4,857,104,769 $54,678,533,806
2015 $4,682,479,894 $49,436,806,230
2016 $4,930,213,644 $56,144,179,398
2017 $5,353,469,174 $60,385,409,435
2018 $5,581,425,327 $67,259,353,966
2019 $5,444,407,198 $68,352,629,246
2020 $4,432,466,220 $70,008,243,860
2021 $4,305,031,650 $79,514,204,730
2022 $4,969,503,549 $73,919,003,210
2023 $5,442,046,553 $80,547,146,878
2024 $5,840,564,073 $82,825,288,889

Fiji and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Ghana
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Ghana
1960 $277.4 $174.9
1961 $280.3 $181.9
1962 $285.5 $188.4
1963 $291.4 $205
1964 $306 $225
1965 $311 $260.5
1966 $310 $263.3
1967 $326 $211.2
1968 $327 $196.7
1969 $350 $225.8
1970 $414 $248.2
1971 $458 $263.4
1972 $575 $223.8
1973 $762 $310
1974 $984 $289.4
1975 $1,188 $273
1976 $1,186 $261
1977 $1,204 $292.3
1978 $1,355 $326
1979 $1,627 $347
1980 $1,873 $372
1981 $1,879 $344
1982 $1,773 $319
1983 $1,628 $311
1984 $1,667 $330
1985 $1,577 $330
1986 $1,745 $411
1987 $1,569 $355
1988 $1,463 $355
1989 $1,543 $350
1990 $1,729 $383
1991 $1,775 $418
1992 $1,951 $396
1993 $2,070 $360
1994 $2,297 $321
1995 $2,467 $372
1996 $2,648 $389
1997 $2,574 $378
1998 $2,010 $400
1999 $2,328 $403
2000 $1,996 $253.7
2001 $1,945 $263.5
2002 $2,137 $297.5
2003 $2,656 $358
2004 $3,097 $406
2005 $3,378 $479
2006 $3,455 $906
2007 $3,763 $1,050
2008 $3,900 $1,183
2009 $3,164 $1,048
2010 $3,449 $1,264
2011 $4,140 $1,507
2012 $4,341 $1,544
2013 $4,572 $2,295
2014 $5,293 $1,950
2015 $5,098 $1,723
2016 $5,364 $1,912
2017 $5,827 $2,012
2018 $6,085 $2,195
2019 $5,951 $2,187
2020 $4,844 $2,195
2021 $4,696 $2,445
2022 $5,405 $2,230
2023 $5,889 $2,384
2024 $6,288 $2,406

Fiji vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Ghana
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Ghana
1950 51.7 43.1
1951 52.2 43.6
1952 52.6 44
1953 53.4 44.5
1954 54.2 45
1955 55.3 45.4
1956 56.2 45.7
1957 57.1 46.1
1958 57.8 46.4
1959 58.2 46.7
1960 58.6 46.9
1961 59.1 47.1
1962 59.7 47.3
1963 60.2 47.5
1964 60.7 47.6
1965 61.4 47.7
1966 61.6 47.7
1967 61.4 47.7
1968 61.7 47.8
1969 61.4 47.9
1970 61.7 47.9
1971 61.7 47.9
1972 61.6 48.3
1973 60.6 48.6
1974 61.2 48.9
1975 61.7 49.3
1976 62.1 49.7
1977 62.7 50.1
1978 63.1 50.5
1979 62.3 50.8
1980 62.4 51.1
1981 62.3 51.3
1982 62.2 51.4
1983 62.9 51.8
1984 63.2 52.2
1985 64 52.7
1986 64 53.3
1987 64.3 53.8
1988 65 54.4
1989 65.4 54.9
1990 65.1 55.4
1991 65.5 55.7
1992 65.4 56.1
1993 65.5 56.3
1994 65.8 56.2
1995 66 56.7
1996 66.2 57
1997 66.3 57.2
1998 66.5 57.5
1999 66.7 57.8
2000 66.2 58.1
2001 66.2 58.4
2002 65.5 58.7
2003 65.7 59
2004 65.8 59.3
2005 66 59.6
2006 66.1 60
2007 66.2 60.3
2008 66.3 60.6
2009 66.3 60.9
2010 66.8 61.3
2011 66.9 61.6
2012 65.8 62
2013 66.5 62.4
2014 66.6 62.8
2015 66.5 63.2
2016 66.7 63.5
2017 67.1 63.8
2018 67 64.1
2019 67 64.5
2020 66.9 64.3
2021 64.9 64.3
2022 67.1 65.2
2023 67.3 65.5
2024 67.5 65.7
2025 67.6 65.9

Fiji and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Ghana
Year Population
Fiji Ghana
1960 404,887 6,961,215
1961 417,406 7,162,667
1962 430,536 7,337,375
1963 444,276 7,514,714
1964 458,324 7,695,739
1965 472,575 7,882,606
1966 486,487 8,074,521
1967 498,873 8,271,913
1968 510,002 8,475,729
1969 520,797 8,690,383
1970 531,188 8,925,813
1971 541,121 9,176,264
1972 550,499 9,438,187
1973 559,222 9,714,617
1974 567,489 10,000,523
1975 575,906 10,294,308
1976 585,534 10,594,913
1977 597,805 10,911,871
1978 612,091 11,248,450
1979 626,862 11,597,255
1980 641,975 11,941,448
1981 657,471 12,281,712
1982 673,414 12,643,819
1983 689,835 13,029,836
1984 706,716 13,370,590
1985 723,761 13,661,229
1986 739,306 13,965,217
1987 750,540 14,289,108
1988 758,697 14,636,568
1989 766,321 15,006,813
1990 773,316 15,394,648
1991 779,656 15,787,496
1992 785,346 16,184,855
1993 790,369 16,589,519
1994 794,771 16,993,190
1995 798,746 17,399,017
1996 803,789 17,810,181
1997 812,139 18,238,958
1998 822,258 18,688,036
1999 831,828 19,149,864
2000 840,909 19,637,087
2001 849,596 20,167,069
2002 858,049 20,729,388
2003 866,286 21,296,705
2004 874,366 21,868,298
2005 882,379 22,449,438
2006 890,365 23,040,702
2007 897,832 23,642,279
2008 903,399 24,249,946
2009 907,239 24,862,664
2010 910,419 25,474,995
2011 912,989 26,095,088
2012 914,918 26,734,268
2013 916,352 27,386,193
2014 917,585 28,041,592
2015 918,578 28,696,068
2016 919,166 29,356,742
2017 918,759 30,008,354
2018 917,180 30,637,585
2019 914,899 31,258,945
2020 914,963 31,887,809
2021 916,711 32,518,665
2022 919,422 33,149,152
2023 924,145 33,787,914
2024 928,784 34,427,414

Fertility rates in Fiji and Ghana

Fertility rate
Fiji

Ghana
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Ghana
1960 6.36 6.89
1961 6.28 6.91
1962 6.2 6.94
1963 6.09 6.94
1964 5.96 6.9
1965 5.76 6.88
1966 5.55 6.86
1967 5.33 6.89
1968 5.11 6.89
1969 4.91 6.95
1970 4.71 6.95
1971 4.51 6.95
1972 4.32 6.92
1973 4.16 6.87
1974 4.07 6.82
1975 4.1 6.76
1976 4.12 6.7
1977 4.11 6.64
1978 4.1 6.56
1979 4.08 6.51
1980 4.04 6.47
1981 3.99 6.42
1982 3.94 6.31
1983 3.88 6.23
1984 3.8 6.15
1985 3.66 6.12
1986 3.54 6.08
1987 3.48 6.02
1988 3.43 5.92
1989 3.4 5.82
1990 3.39 5.74
1991 3.37 5.63
1992 3.33 5.52
1993 3.29 5.41
1994 3.26 5.25
1995 3.25 5.11
1996 3.25 4.96
1997 3.19 4.88
1998 3.12 4.83
1999 3.05 4.82
2000 2.99 4.83
2001 2.97 4.77
2002 2.97 4.69
2003 2.96 4.6
2004 2.94 4.5
2005 2.92 4.5
2006 2.91 4.4
2007 2.87 4.29
2008 2.82 4.22
2009 2.76 4.18
2010 2.7 4.18
2011 2.63 4.18
2012 2.61 4.15
2013 2.6 4.11
2014 2.59 4.03
2015 2.57 3.98
2016 2.52 3.87
2017 2.46 3.72
2018 2.42 3.65
2019 2.38 3.59
2020 2.36 3.54
2021 2.33 3.49
2022 2.31 3.43
2023 2.28 3.4

Fiji and Ghana demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Ghana
Year Median age, years
Fiji Ghana
1960 16.7 17.7
1961 16.7 17.4
1962 16.6 17.2
1963 16.6 16.9
1964 16.7 16.7
1965 16.7 16.5
1966 16.7 16.4
1967 16.8 16.2
1968 16.9 16.1
1969 17.1 16
1970 17.2 15.9
1971 17.4 15.9
1972 17.6 15.8
1973 17.8 15.8
1974 18.1 15.8
1975 18.3 15.9
1976 18.5 16
1977 18.8 16.2
1978 19 16.4
1979 19.1 16.5
1980 19.3 16.7
1981 19.5 16.7
1982 19.6 16.9
1983 19.8 17
1984 20 17.1
1985 20.1 17.1
1986 20.3 17.1
1987 20.5 17.1
1988 20.6 17.1
1989 20.8 17.1
1990 20.9 17.2
1991 21 17.2
1992 21.1 17.3
1993 21.2 17.4
1994 21.3 17.5
1995 21.5 17.6
1996 21.6 17.7
1997 21.8 17.9
1998 22.1 18.1
1999 22.3 18.3
2000 22.6 18.4
2001 22.8 18.6
2002 23.1 18.8
2003 23.4 19
2004 23.6 19.1
2005 23.9 19.3
2006 24.2 19.5
2007 24.5 19.7
2008 24.8 19.9
2009 25 20
2010 25.3 20.2
2011 25.6 20.3
2012 25.9 20.5
2013 26.1 20.6
2014 26.4 20.7
2015 26.7 20.8
2016 26.9 20.9
2017 27.2 21
2018 27.5 21.2
2019 27.8 21.3
2020 28.1 21.5
2021 28.3 21.7
2022 28.5 21.8
2023 28.7 22
2024 28.9 22.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Ghana
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$79.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
18.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
2.91%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
0.39%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
2.87%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
43.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
28.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
56
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
32.2%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
1.6%
2016
Listed domestic companies n/a
30
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.58B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$3.62B
2023
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$3.03B
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
897,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
0.87%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.2%
2024

Energy

Fiji Ghana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$20.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
24.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
62%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
39%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-22.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
553 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
34.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
35.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
89.5%
2023

Society

Fiji Ghana
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-13,114
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
39.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
42
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
64
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
1.81
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
25.7
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
76.5%
2021
English speaking
20.6%
2023
66.7%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
69.9%
2023

Health

Fiji Ghana
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$82.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$20.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
65.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
234
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
37.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
13.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
2.7%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
21
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
3.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
4.26 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Ghana
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
2,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
48,663 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
30,917 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
68,049 mi
2009

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