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Fiji vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 152nd vs. 137th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Lesotho
Population
936456
2384217
Population rank 159/197 144/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Fiji and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Lesotho
Year GDP
Fiji Lesotho
1960 $112,328,422 $34,579,986
1961 $116,987,785 $35,699,986
1962 $122,906,435 $41,859,983
1963 $129,454,729 $47,039,981
1964 $140,032,741 $51,939,979
1965 $147,084,750 $54,879,978
1966 $150,603,926 $56,699,977
1967 $162,625,886 $59,261,976
1968 $166,952,937 $61,445,975
1969 $182,182,068 $65,967,974
1970 $219,878,482 $68,739,973
1971 $247,749,328 $76,480,285
1972 $316,656,649 $80,913,200
1973 $425,950,488 $121,188,716
1974 $558,587,097 $150,851,317
1975 $684,282,434 $149,558,896
1976 $694,540,806 $147,660,037
1977 $719,501,766 $193,315,048
1978 $829,267,889 $266,570,067
1979 $1,019,691,460 $290,134,593
1980 $1,202,618,816 $431,542,537
1981 $1,235,626,771 $434,188,034
1982 $1,194,059,943 $348,741,684
1983 $1,123,085,190 $386,699,309
1984 $1,178,000,678 $333,163,670
1985 $1,141,168,944 $268,629,926
1986 $1,290,267,340 $318,858,423
1987 $1,177,947,965 $402,768,324
1988 $1,110,009,523 $470,395,801
1989 $1,182,660,266 $495,409,233
1990 $1,337,017,559 $596,410,264
1991 $1,383,883,250 $704,325,367
1992 $1,532,411,039 $831,029,862
1993 $1,636,101,247 $835,582,062
1994 $1,825,732,093 $878,250,945
1995 $1,970,301,486 $1,001,894,000
1996 $2,128,696,644 $946,112,493
1997 $2,090,221,137 $998,004,259
1998 $1,653,146,717 $928,460,893
1999 $1,936,459,986 $912,773,681
2000 $1,678,219,508 $887,291,688
2001 $1,652,462,023 $825,706,961
2002 $1,833,279,985 $775,777,239
2003 $2,300,492,465 $1,157,825,435
2004 $2,708,078,477 $1,511,236,656
2005 $2,980,403,845 $1,682,343,527
2006 $3,076,305,453 $1,800,092,564
2007 $3,378,314,600 $1,682,131,785
2008 $3,523,185,920 $1,766,902,709
2009 $2,870,624,636 $1,740,894,965
2010 $3,140,166,713 $2,234,754,242
2011 $3,779,411,899 $2,579,409,620
2012 $3,972,028,104 $2,477,702,216
2013 $4,189,967,999 $2,367,112,932
2014 $4,857,104,769 $2,441,063,054
2015 $4,682,479,894 $2,359,686,725
2016 $4,930,213,644 $2,114,426,452
2017 $5,353,469,174 $2,306,741,672
2018 $5,581,425,327 $2,556,247,292
2019 $5,444,407,198 $2,390,702,296
2020 $4,432,466,220 $2,053,699,870
2021 $4,305,031,650 $2,412,130,022
2022 $4,969,503,549 $2,354,980,884
2023 $5,442,046,553 $2,117,962,430
2024 $5,840,564,073 $2,271,541,846

Fiji and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Lesotho
1960 $277.4 $47
1961 $280.3 $47
1962 $285.5 $53.5
1963 $291.4 $58.4
1964 $306 $62.6
1965 $311 $64.3
1966 $310 $64.3
1967 $326 $64.8
1968 $327 $64.8
1969 $350 $67.1
1970 $414 $67.4
1971 $458 $72.4
1972 $575 $74
1973 $762 $107
1974 $984 $128.7
1975 $1,188 $123.2
1976 $1,186 $117.8
1977 $1,204 $149.9
1978 $1,355 $200.8
1979 $1,627 $212.4
1980 $1,873 $307
1981 $1,879 $299.8
1982 $1,773 $233.9
1983 $1,628 $252
1984 $1,667 $211
1985 $1,577 $165.4
1986 $1,745 $191.4
1987 $1,569 $236.5
1988 $1,463 $270.4
1989 $1,543 $279
1990 $1,729 $330
1991 $1,775 $382
1992 $1,951 $444
1993 $2,070 $439
1994 $2,297 $456
1995 $2,467 $513
1996 $2,648 $480
1997 $2,574 $502
1998 $2,010 $465
1999 $2,328 $456
2000 $1,996 $443
2001 $1,945 $413
2002 $2,137 $389
2003 $2,656 $583
2004 $3,097 $767
2005 $3,378 $861
2006 $3,455 $925
2007 $3,763 $861
2008 $3,900 $898
2009 $3,164 $879
2010 $3,449 $1,119
2011 $4,140 $1,281
2012 $4,341 $1,218
2013 $4,572 $1,151
2014 $5,293 $1,174
2015 $5,098 $1,121
2016 $5,364 $992
2017 $5,827 $1,069
2018 $6,085 $1,171
2019 $5,951 $1,082
2020 $4,844 $919
2021 $4,696 $1,067
2022 $5,405 $1,030
2023 $5,889 $916
2024 $6,288 $972

Fiji vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Lesotho
1950 51.7 44.6
1951 52.2 45.2
1952 52.6 45.9
1953 53.4 46.6
1954 54.2 47.3
1955 55.3 48
1956 56.2 48.6
1957 57.1 49.2
1958 57.8 49.6
1959 58.2 49.9
1960 58.6 50.2
1961 59.1 50.3
1962 59.7 50.3
1963 60.2 50.3
1964 60.7 50.3
1965 61.4 50.3
1966 61.6 50.4
1967 61.4 50.5
1968 61.7 50.8
1969 61.4 51.1
1970 61.7 51.5
1971 61.7 51.8
1972 61.6 52.3
1973 60.6 52.6
1974 61.2 52.9
1975 61.7 53.5
1976 62.1 53.9
1977 62.7 54.5
1978 63.1 55.2
1979 62.3 55.8
1980 62.4 56.5
1981 62.3 57.3
1982 62.2 58
1983 62.9 58.5
1984 63.2 59
1985 64 59.2
1986 64 59.3
1987 64.3 59.6
1988 65 59.6
1989 65.4 59.5
1990 65.1 59.3
1991 65.5 59.1
1992 65.4 58.6
1993 65.5 58.1
1994 65.8 57.3
1995 66 56.4
1996 66.2 55.1
1997 66.3 53.7
1998 66.5 52
1999 66.7 50.4
2000 66.2 48.8
2001 66.2 47.2
2002 65.5 46
2003 65.7 44.9
2004 65.8 44
2005 66 43.6
2006 66.1 43.2
2007 66.2 43.7
2008 66.3 44.3
2009 66.3 45.1
2010 66.8 46
2011 66.9 46.9
2012 65.8 48.2
2013 66.5 49.5
2014 66.6 50.8
2015 66.5 51.8
2016 66.7 52.9
2017 67.1 53.9
2018 67 54.6
2019 67 55.2
2020 66.9 55.1
2021 64.9 54.2
2022 67.1 56.8
2023 67.3 57.4
2024 67.5 57.8
2025 67.6 58.2

Fiji and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Lesotho
Year Population
Fiji Lesotho
1960 404,887 736,500
1961 417,406 758,824
1962 430,536 781,814
1963 444,276 805,373
1964 458,324 829,437
1965 472,575 854,090
1966 486,487 881,870
1967 498,873 913,982
1968 510,002 948,105
1969 520,797 983,202
1970 531,188 1,019,273
1971 541,121 1,056,246
1972 550,499 1,094,063
1973 559,222 1,132,697
1974 567,489 1,172,420
1975 575,906 1,213,643
1976 585,534 1,253,214
1977 597,805 1,289,967
1978 612,091 1,327,240
1979 626,862 1,366,169
1980 641,975 1,406,521
1981 657,471 1,448,069
1982 673,414 1,490,732
1983 689,835 1,534,413
1984 706,716 1,578,986
1985 723,761 1,624,379
1986 739,306 1,666,138
1987 750,540 1,703,390
1988 758,697 1,739,841
1989 766,321 1,775,436
1990 773,316 1,809,696
1991 779,656 1,842,379
1992 785,346 1,873,274
1993 790,369 1,901,793
1994 794,771 1,927,707
1995 798,746 1,951,437
1996 803,789 1,972,418
1997 812,139 1,988,130
1998 822,258 1,998,049
1999 831,828 2,003,234
2000 840,909 2,003,913
2001 849,596 2,000,853
2002 858,049 1,994,679
2003 866,286 1,985,059
2004 874,366 1,971,129
2005 882,379 1,953,076
2006 890,365 1,945,063
2007 897,832 1,953,268
2008 903,399 1,966,541
2009 907,239 1,980,883
2010 910,419 1,996,251
2011 912,989 2,014,009
2012 914,918 2,034,354
2013 916,352 2,056,504
2014 917,585 2,080,089
2015 918,578 2,104,611
2016 919,166 2,130,422
2017 918,759 2,157,110
2018 917,180 2,183,603
2019 914,899 2,209,405
2020 914,963 2,235,727
2021 916,711 2,261,542
2022 919,422 2,286,110
2023 924,145 2,311,472
2024 928,784 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Fiji and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Fiji

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Lesotho
1960 6.36 5.78
1961 6.28 5.79
1962 6.2 5.79
1963 6.09 5.78
1964 5.96 5.77
1965 5.76 5.77
1966 5.55 5.76
1967 5.33 5.75
1968 5.11 5.73
1969 4.91 5.7
1970 4.71 5.7
1971 4.51 5.7
1972 4.32 5.69
1973 4.16 5.69
1974 4.07 5.75
1975 4.1 5.83
1976 4.12 5.87
1977 4.11 5.85
1978 4.1 5.82
1979 4.08 5.79
1980 4.04 5.75
1981 3.99 5.69
1982 3.94 5.63
1983 3.88 5.56
1984 3.8 5.48
1985 3.66 5.4
1986 3.54 5.32
1987 3.48 5.22
1988 3.43 5.1
1989 3.4 4.96
1990 3.39 4.81
1991 3.37 4.68
1992 3.33 4.54
1993 3.29 4.37
1994 3.26 4.21
1995 3.25 4.13
1996 3.25 4.06
1997 3.19 3.98
1998 3.12 3.82
1999 3.05 3.67
2000 2.99 3.61
2001 2.97 3.63
2002 2.97 3.68
2003 2.96 3.62
2004 2.94 3.51
2005 2.92 3.43
2006 2.91 3.41
2007 2.87 3.44
2008 2.82 3.39
2009 2.76 3.31
2010 2.7 3.25
2011 2.63 3.34
2012 2.61 3.3
2013 2.6 3.28
2014 2.59 3.24
2015 2.57 3.22
2016 2.52 3.18
2017 2.46 3.11
2018 2.42 3.02
2019 2.38 2.92
2020 2.36 2.85
2021 2.33 2.77
2022 2.31 2.72
2023 2.28 2.69

Fiji and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Fiji Lesotho
1960 16.7 17.5
1961 16.7 17.4
1962 16.6 17.4
1963 16.6 17.4
1964 16.7 17.5
1965 16.7 17.5
1966 16.7 17.5
1967 16.8 17.6
1968 16.9 17.8
1969 17.1 18
1970 17.2 18.2
1971 17.4 18.3
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.8 18.6
1974 18.1 18.8
1975 18.3 18.9
1976 18.5 19
1977 18.8 19
1978 19 18.9
1979 19.1 18.8
1980 19.3 18.8
1981 19.5 18.7
1982 19.6 18.6
1983 19.8 18.6
1984 20 18.5
1985 20.1 18.4
1986 20.3 18.6
1987 20.5 18.7
1988 20.6 18.6
1989 20.8 18.5
1990 20.9 18.4
1991 21 18.4
1992 21.1 18.4
1993 21.2 18.4
1994 21.3 18.5
1995 21.5 18.6
1996 21.6 18.6
1997 21.8 18.8
1998 22.1 18.9
1999 22.3 19.1
2000 22.6 19.2
2001 22.8 19.4
2002 23.1 19.5
2003 23.4 19.7
2004 23.6 19.8
2005 23.9 19.9
2006 24.2 20
2007 24.5 20.2
2008 24.8 20.4
2009 25 20.6
2010 25.3 20.7
2011 25.6 20.9
2012 25.9 21
2013 26.1 21.1
2014 26.4 21.2
2015 26.7 21.3
2016 26.9 21.4
2017 27.2 21.6
2018 27.5 21.7
2019 27.8 21.8
2020 28.1 22
2021 28.3 22.1
2022 28.5 22.3
2023 28.7 22.5
2024 28.9 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Fiji Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
34.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Fiji Lesotho
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
37
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
90.4%
2024
English speaking
20.6%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Fiji Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Lesotho
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
3,691 mi
2011

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