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Fiji vs Jamaica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 2.84M in Jamaica (ranked 139/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica (ranked 152nd vs. 159th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Jamaica ranks 130/197 ($19.9B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Jamaica ranks 104/197 ($7,020).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Jamaica
Population
936456
2837071
Population rank 159/197 140/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$19.9B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 130/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$7,020
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 104/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$11,662
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$13.9B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
65.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$4,908
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 79/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$6,964
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
4,181 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
679 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
33.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
71.7 years
2025

Fiji and Jamaica: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Jamaica economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Jamaica
Year GDP
Fiji Jamaica
1960 $112,328,422 $699,064,380
1961 $116,987,785 $748,043,501
1962 $122,906,435 $777,727,689
1963 $129,454,729 $826,706,669
1964 $140,032,741 $897,949,001
1965 $147,084,750 $972,159,611
1966 $150,603,926 $1,096,759,561
1967 $162,625,886 $1,148,014,311
1968 $166,952,937 $1,083,839,133
1969 $182,182,068 $1,191,239,047
1970 $219,878,482 $1,404,720,442
1971 $247,749,328 $1,539,861,816
1972 $316,656,649 $1,875,146,587
1973 $425,950,488 $1,905,917,553
1974 $558,587,097 $2,375,122,375
1975 $684,282,434 $2,860,442,750
1976 $694,540,806 $2,966,042,856
1977 $719,501,766 $3,249,733,140
1978 $829,267,889 $2,644,527,822
1979 $1,019,691,460 $2,425,064,229
1980 $1,202,618,816 $2,679,379,372
1981 $1,235,626,771 $2,979,027,966
1982 $1,194,059,943 $3,293,496,312
1983 $1,123,085,190 $3,619,262,277
1984 $1,178,000,678 $2,373,564,549
1985 $1,141,168,944 $2,100,239,019
1986 $1,290,267,340 $2,754,549,582
1987 $1,177,947,965 $3,287,007,322
1988 $1,110,009,523 $3,828,342,820
1989 $1,182,660,266 $4,404,937,853
1990 $1,337,017,559 $4,592,208,087
1991 $1,383,883,250 $4,106,207,649
1992 $1,532,411,039 $3,535,460,090
1993 $1,636,101,247 $5,440,075,676
1994 $1,825,732,093 $5,452,558,947
1995 $1,970,301,486 $6,577,520,643
1996 $2,128,696,644 $7,393,891,921
1997 $2,090,221,137 $8,400,041,724
1998 $1,653,146,717 $8,787,195,622
1999 $1,936,459,986 $8,887,057,997
2000 $1,678,219,508 $9,005,064,475
2001 $1,652,462,023 $9,194,727,831
2002 $1,833,279,985 $9,719,009,495
2003 $2,300,492,465 $9,430,234,811
2004 $2,708,078,477 $10,174,664,854
2005 $2,980,403,845 $11,243,865,778
2006 $3,076,305,453 $11,930,179,090
2007 $3,378,314,600 $12,799,600,047
2008 $3,523,185,920 $13,709,401,520
2009 $2,870,624,636 $12,120,458,115
2010 $3,140,166,713 $13,220,549,908
2011 $3,779,411,899 $14,444,661,522
2012 $3,972,028,104 $14,807,086,556
2013 $4,189,967,999 $14,264,205,153
2014 $4,857,104,769 $13,899,217,680
2015 $4,682,479,894 $14,188,936,918
2016 $4,930,213,644 $14,077,096,677
2017 $5,353,469,174 $14,808,985,133
2018 $5,581,425,327 $15,730,792,876
2019 $5,444,407,198 $15,830,766,531
2020 $4,432,466,220 $13,812,421,836
2021 $4,305,031,650 $14,657,586,159
2022 $4,969,503,549 $17,097,760,687
2023 $5,442,046,553 $19,423,355,367
2024 $5,840,564,073 $19,930,288,337

Fiji and Jamaica economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Jamaica
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Jamaica
1960 $277.4 $424
1961 $280.3 $447
1962 $285.5 $458
1963 $291.4 $480
1964 $306 $514
1965 $311 $549
1966 $310 $612
1967 $326 $633
1968 $327 $591
1969 $350 $642
1970 $414 $748
1971 $458 $809
1972 $575 $971
1973 $762 $972
1974 $984 $1,193
1975 $1,188 $1,417
1976 $1,186 $1,450
1977 $1,204 $1,569
1978 $1,355 $1,262
1979 $1,627 $1,144
1980 $1,873 $1,249
1981 $1,879 $1,370
1982 $1,773 $1,494
1983 $1,628 $1,619
1984 $1,667 $1,048
1985 $1,577 $917
1986 $1,745 $1,191
1987 $1,569 $1,411
1988 $1,463 $1,632
1989 $1,543 $1,865
1990 $1,729 $1,930
1991 $1,775 $1,710
1992 $1,951 $1,458
1993 $2,070 $2,221
1994 $2,297 $2,203
1995 $2,467 $2,631
1996 $2,648 $2,929
1997 $2,574 $3,297
1998 $2,010 $3,419
1999 $2,328 $3,432
2000 $1,996 $3,453
2001 $1,945 $3,504
2002 $2,137 $3,681
2003 $2,656 $3,550
2004 $3,097 $3,808
2005 $3,378 $4,184
2006 $3,455 $4,417
2007 $3,763 $4,716
2008 $3,900 $5,030
2009 $3,164 $4,428
2010 $3,449 $4,810
2011 $4,140 $5,233
2012 $4,341 $5,341
2013 $4,572 $5,124
2014 $5,293 $4,975
2015 $5,098 $5,063
2016 $5,364 $5,010
2017 $5,827 $5,259
2018 $6,085 $5,578
2019 $5,951 $5,607
2020 $4,844 $4,879
2021 $4,696 $5,165
2022 $5,405 $6,022
2023 $5,889 $6,840
2024 $6,288 $7,020

Fiji vs. Jamaica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Jamaica
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Jamaica
1950 51.7 56.6
1951 52.2 57.1
1952 52.6 58.1
1953 53.4 58.9
1954 54.2 59.6
1955 55.3 60.4
1956 56.2 61.2
1957 57.1 61.9
1958 57.8 62.6
1959 58.2 63.2
1960 58.6 63.8
1961 59.1 64.3
1962 59.7 64.6
1963 60.2 65
1964 60.7 65.3
1965 61.4 65.7
1966 61.6 65.9
1967 61.4 66.1
1968 61.7 66.3
1969 61.4 66.5
1970 61.7 66.7
1971 61.7 67
1972 61.6 67.3
1973 60.6 67.6
1974 61.2 67.9
1975 61.7 68.2
1976 62.1 68.4
1977 62.7 68.6
1978 63.1 68.7
1979 62.3 68.8
1980 62.4 69
1981 62.3 69.1
1982 62.2 69.3
1983 62.9 69.5
1984 63.2 69.8
1985 64 70.1
1986 64 70.4
1987 64.3 70.9
1988 65 71.2
1989 65.4 71.5
1990 65.1 71.7
1991 65.5 71.8
1992 65.4 71.8
1993 65.5 71.8
1994 65.8 71.6
1995 66 71.5
1996 66.2 71.3
1997 66.3 71.2
1998 66.5 71.2
1999 66.7 71.2
2000 66.2 71.3
2001 66.2 71.3
2002 65.5 71.5
2003 65.7 71.6
2004 65.8 71.5
2005 66 71.5
2006 66.1 71.4
2007 66.2 71.4
2008 66.3 71.5
2009 66.3 71.7
2010 66.8 72
2011 66.9 72.2
2012 65.8 72.4
2013 66.5 72.4
2014 66.6 72.4
2015 66.5 72.2
2016 66.7 72.1
2017 67.1 71.9
2018 67 71.6
2019 67 71.5
2020 66.9 71.5
2021 64.9 69.1
2022 67.1 71.5
2023 67.3 71.5
2024 67.5 71.6
2025 67.6 71.7

Fiji and Jamaica population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Jamaica
Year Population
Fiji Jamaica
1960 404,887 1,650,005
1961 417,406 1,673,261
1962 430,536 1,696,932
1963 444,276 1,721,099
1964 458,324 1,745,568
1965 472,575 1,769,192
1966 486,487 1,791,475
1967 498,873 1,812,865
1968 510,002 1,833,765
1969 520,797 1,855,127
1970 531,188 1,878,196
1971 541,121 1,903,728
1972 550,499 1,931,542
1973 559,222 1,961,219
1974 567,489 1,990,906
1975 575,906 2,018,981
1976 585,534 2,045,578
1977 597,805 2,070,657
1978 612,091 2,094,836
1979 626,862 2,119,486
1980 641,975 2,145,658
1981 657,471 2,173,818
1982 673,414 2,203,889
1983 689,835 2,234,832
1984 706,716 2,264,562
1985 723,761 2,290,656
1986 739,306 2,312,125
1987 750,540 2,329,813
1988 758,697 2,345,777
1989 766,321 2,361,916
1990 773,316 2,379,877
1991 779,656 2,400,869
1992 785,346 2,424,701
1993 790,369 2,449,916
1994 794,771 2,475,220
1995 798,746 2,500,151
1996 803,789 2,524,463
1997 812,139 2,547,848
1998 822,258 2,569,736
1999 831,828 2,589,795
2000 840,909 2,607,826
2001 849,596 2,624,403
2002 858,049 2,640,572
2003 866,286 2,656,623
2004 874,366 2,672,225
2005 882,379 2,687,066
2006 890,365 2,700,968
2007 897,832 2,713,800
2008 903,399 2,725,635
2009 907,239 2,736,995
2010 910,419 2,748,568
2011 912,989 2,760,494
2012 914,918 2,772,430
2013 916,352 2,783,687
2014 917,585 2,793,749
2015 918,578 2,802,534
2016 919,166 2,809,915
2017 918,759 2,815,764
2018 917,180 2,820,097
2019 914,899 2,823,271
2020 914,963 2,830,739
2021 916,711 2,837,682
2022 919,422 2,839,144
2023 924,145 2,839,786
2024 928,784 2,839,175

Fertility rates in Fiji and Jamaica

Fertility rate
Fiji

Jamaica
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Jamaica
1960 6.36 5.54
1961 6.28 5.6
1962 6.2 5.64
1963 6.09 5.73
1964 5.96 5.79
1965 5.76 5.72
1966 5.55 5.69
1967 5.33 5.67
1968 5.11 5.58
1969 4.91 5.47
1970 4.71 5.35
1971 4.51 5.21
1972 4.32 5.06
1973 4.16 5
1974 4.07 4.67
1975 4.1 4.44
1976 4.12 4.21
1977 4.11 4
1978 4.1 3.84
1979 4.08 3.72
1980 4.04 3.59
1981 3.99 3.51
1982 3.94 3.46
1983 3.88 3.41
1984 3.8 3.32
1985 3.66 3.21
1986 3.54 3.11
1987 3.48 3.02
1988 3.43 2.98
1989 3.4 2.93
1990 3.39 2.96
1991 3.37 3
1992 3.33 3.03
1993 3.29 2.99
1994 3.26 2.93
1995 3.25 2.85
1996 3.25 2.77
1997 3.19 2.68
1998 3.12 2.57
1999 3.05 2.47
2000 2.99 2.35
2001 2.97 2.3
2002 2.97 2.27
2003 2.96 2.24
2004 2.94 2.2
2005 2.92 2.15
2006 2.91 2.09
2007 2.87 2.02
2008 2.82 1.95
2009 2.76 1.88
2010 2.7 1.8
2011 2.63 1.72
2012 2.61 1.65
2013 2.6 1.59
2014 2.59 1.54
2015 2.57 1.51
2016 2.52 1.46
2017 2.46 1.43
2018 2.42 1.4
2019 2.38 1.39
2020 2.36 1.38
2021 2.33 1.38
2022 2.31 1.37
2023 2.28 1.36

Fiji and Jamaica demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Jamaica
Year Median age, years
Fiji Jamaica
1960 16.7 19.8
1961 16.7 19.5
1962 16.6 19.3
1963 16.6 19
1964 16.7 18.8
1965 16.7 18.5
1966 16.7 18.3
1967 16.8 18.1
1968 16.9 17.9
1969 17.1 17.8
1970 17.2 17.7
1971 17.4 17.7
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.8 17.9
1974 18.1 18
1975 18.3 18.2
1976 18.5 18.4
1977 18.8 18.6
1978 19 18.9
1979 19.1 19.1
1980 19.3 19.4
1981 19.5 19.6
1982 19.6 19.9
1983 19.8 20.1
1984 20 20.4
1985 20.1 20.6
1986 20.3 20.8
1987 20.5 21.1
1988 20.6 21.3
1989 20.8 21.6
1990 20.9 21.8
1991 21 22
1992 21.1 22.2
1993 21.2 22.3
1994 21.3 22.4
1995 21.5 22.5
1996 21.6 22.6
1997 21.8 22.7
1998 22.1 22.9
1999 22.3 23.1
2000 22.6 23.3
2001 22.8 23.6
2002 23.1 23.8
2003 23.4 24.1
2004 23.6 24.4
2005 23.9 24.6
2006 24.2 24.9
2007 24.5 25.3
2008 24.8 25.7
2009 25 26.1
2010 25.3 26.5
2011 25.6 27
2012 25.9 27.4
2013 26.1 27.9
2014 26.4 28.3
2015 26.7 28.8
2016 26.9 29.3
2017 27.2 29.8
2018 27.5 30.3
2019 27.8 30.8
2020 28.1 31.3
2021 28.3 31.7
2022 28.5 32.2
2023 28.7 32.8
2024 28.9 33.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Jamaica
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$18.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
32.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
5.51%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
+0.009%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
3.02%
2023
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
60.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
18.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
29.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
2.2%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
101
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$12.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$5.63B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$3.56B
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
1,329,699
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
48.1%
2011
Banked people share n/a
73.3%
2021

Energy

Fiji Jamaica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
969 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$11.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
6.86 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
2.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
10.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.63%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
112.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,148 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
12.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
2.68%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
97.7%
2023

Society

Fiji Jamaica
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-10,506
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
57.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
44
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
49.3
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
15.1
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
100
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
88.7%
2015
English speaking
20.6%
2023
97.6%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
89.5%
2023

Health

Fiji Jamaica
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$468
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
71.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
1.27%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.55
2018
Age at first childbirth n/a
21.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
130
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
19.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
12.5%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
88
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
3.1 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Jamaica
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
1,473 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
1,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
2,350 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
13,745 mi
2011

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