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Fiji vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 152nd vs. 187th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Malta
Population
936456
583596
Population rank 159/197 167/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Fiji and Malta: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Malta economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Malta
Year GDP
Fiji Malta
1960 $112,328,422 -
1961 $116,987,785 -
1962 $122,906,435 -
1963 $129,454,729 -
1964 $140,032,741 -
1965 $147,084,750 -
1966 $150,603,926 -
1967 $162,625,886 -
1968 $166,952,937 -
1969 $182,182,068 -
1970 $219,878,482 $250,728,796
1971 $247,749,328 $264,578,485
1972 $316,656,649 $295,106,628
1973 $425,950,488 $345,616,106
1974 $558,587,097 $376,081,124
1975 $684,282,434 $474,618,321
1976 $694,540,806 $527,936,989
1977 $719,501,766 $625,563,171
1978 $829,267,889 $793,673,402
1979 $1,019,691,460 $1,001,288,847
1980 $1,202,618,816 $1,250,198,601
1981 $1,235,626,771 $1,243,509,394
1982 $1,194,059,943 $1,234,474,404
1983 $1,123,085,190 $1,165,729,707
1984 $1,178,000,678 $1,101,807,023
1985 $1,141,168,944 $1,117,797,439
1986 $1,290,267,340 $1,435,038,441
1987 $1,177,947,965 $1,751,293,461
1988 $1,110,009,523 $2,019,503,068
1989 $1,182,660,266 $2,118,655,677
1990 $1,337,017,559 $2,547,328,748
1991 $1,383,883,250 $2,750,216,747
1992 $1,532,411,039 $3,021,942,759
1993 $1,636,101,247 $2,709,193,538
1994 $1,825,732,093 $2,998,505,428
1995 $1,970,301,486 $3,709,360,097
1996 $2,128,696,644 $3,822,489,746
1997 $2,090,221,137 $3,787,070,704
1998 $1,653,146,717 $4,010,092,091
1999 $1,936,459,986 $4,111,891,845
2000 $1,678,219,508 $4,036,809,865
2001 $1,652,462,023 $4,070,867,153
2002 $1,833,279,985 $4,455,127,398
2003 $2,300,492,465 $5,418,315,225
2004 $2,708,078,477 $6,104,141,501
2005 $2,980,403,845 $6,393,234,965
2006 $3,076,305,453 $6,749,838,862
2007 $3,378,314,600 $7,908,412,374
2008 $3,523,185,920 $9,135,419,490
2009 $2,870,624,636 $8,734,745,632
2010 $3,140,166,713 $9,097,044,182
2011 $3,779,411,899 $9,789,361,705
2012 $3,972,028,104 $9,609,532,106
2013 $4,189,967,999 $10,796,782,634
2014 $4,857,104,769 $11,888,032,862
2015 $4,682,479,894 $11,340,795,033
2016 $4,930,213,644 $12,025,782,885
2017 $5,353,469,174 $14,161,366,733
2018 $5,581,425,327 $16,153,779,511
2019 $5,444,407,198 $16,337,793,531
2020 $4,432,466,220 $16,409,900,599
2021 $4,305,031,650 $19,723,563,355
2022 $4,969,503,549 $19,239,187,084
2023 $5,442,046,553 $22,210,718,401
2024 $5,840,564,073 $24,322,006,608

Fiji and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Malta
1960 $277.4 -
1961 $280.3 -
1962 $285.5 -
1963 $291.4 -
1964 $306 -
1965 $311 -
1966 $310 -
1967 $326 -
1968 $327 -
1969 $350 -
1970 $414 $828
1971 $458 $874
1972 $575 $976
1973 $762 $1,144
1974 $984 $1,245
1975 $1,188 $1,560
1976 $1,186 $1,727
1977 $1,204 $2,038
1978 $1,355 $2,559
1979 $1,627 $3,196
1980 $1,873 $3,948
1981 $1,879 $3,898
1982 $1,773 $3,788
1983 $1,628 $3,527
1984 $1,667 $3,333
1985 $1,577 $3,322
1986 $1,745 $4,195
1987 $1,569 $5,084
1988 $1,463 $5,814
1989 $1,543 $6,041
1990 $1,729 $7,192
1991 $1,775 $7,559
1992 $1,951 $8,220
1993 $2,070 $7,296
1994 $2,297 $8,000
1995 $2,467 $9,828
1996 $2,648 $10,062
1997 $2,574 $9,893
1998 $2,010 $10,408
1999 $2,328 $10,609
2000 $1,996 $10,348
2001 $1,945 $10,358
2002 $2,137 $11,251
2003 $2,656 $13,594
2004 $3,097 $15,212
2005 $3,378 $15,831
2006 $3,455 $16,654
2007 $3,763 $19,444
2008 $3,900 $22,315
2009 $3,164 $21,176
2010 $3,449 $21,947
2011 $4,140 $23,517
2012 $4,341 $22,878
2013 $4,572 $25,416
2014 $5,293 $27,425
2015 $5,098 $25,530
2016 $5,364 $26,459
2017 $5,827 $30,317
2018 $6,085 $33,382
2019 $5,951 $32,422
2020 $4,844 $31,834
2021 $4,696 $38,065
2022 $5,405 $36,224
2023 $5,889 $40,182
2024 $6,288 $42,347

Fiji vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Malta
1950 51.7 63.5
1951 52.2 63.9
1952 52.6 64.1
1953 53.4 64.3
1954 54.2 65.1
1955 55.3 66.3
1956 56.2 66.8
1957 57.1 67.5
1958 57.8 67.8
1959 58.2 68.4
1960 58.6 68.4
1961 59.1 68.4
1962 59.7 69.2
1963 60.2 69.2
1964 60.7 69.3
1965 61.4 69.5
1966 61.6 69.7
1967 61.4 69.8
1968 61.7 69.9
1969 61.4 70.1
1970 61.7 70.4
1971 61.7 70.1
1972 61.6 70.7
1973 60.6 71.3
1974 61.2 71.9
1975 61.7 72.1
1976 62.1 72.2
1977 62.7 72.3
1978 63.1 72.3
1979 62.3 72.5
1980 62.4 72.3
1981 62.3 72.4
1982 62.2 72.8
1983 62.9 73.1
1984 63.2 73.3
1985 64 73.9
1986 64 74.5
1987 64.3 75.3
1988 65 75.9
1989 65.4 76.2
1990 65.1 76.2
1991 65.5 76.5
1992 65.4 76.7
1993 65.5 76.8
1994 65.8 76.9
1995 66 77
1996 66.2 76.3
1997 66.3 77.3
1998 66.5 77.8
1999 66.7 77.8
2000 66.2 77.9
2001 66.2 78.9
2002 65.5 78.5
2003 65.7 78.7
2004 65.8 79.2
2005 66 79.5
2006 66.1 79.6
2007 66.2 79.7
2008 66.3 79.7
2009 66.3 80.4
2010 66.8 81.4
2011 66.9 80.8
2012 65.8 81.1
2013 66.5 81.8
2014 66.6 82.3
2015 66.5 82.6
2016 66.7 82.7
2017 67.1 83.1
2018 67 82.9
2019 67 82.8
2020 66.9 82.3
2021 64.9 82.3
2022 67.1 82.2
2023 67.3 83.3
2024 67.5 83.5
2025 67.6 83.6

Fiji and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Malta
Year Population
Fiji Malta
1960 404,887 326,550
1961 417,406 325,250
1962 430,536 323,900
1963 444,276 322,550
1964 458,324 321,250
1965 472,575 318,800
1966 486,487 315,200
1967 498,873 311,550
1968 510,002 307,900
1969 520,797 304,300
1970 531,188 302,650
1971 541,121 302,700
1972 550,499 302,450
1973 559,222 302,200
1974 567,489 301,996
1975 575,906 304,222
1976 585,534 305,774
1977 597,805 306,970
1978 612,091 310,182
1979 626,862 313,342
1980 641,975 316,645
1981 657,471 318,982
1982 673,414 325,898
1983 689,835 330,524
1984 706,716 330,593
1985 723,761 336,452
1986 739,306 342,121
1987 750,540 344,485
1988 758,697 347,325
1989 766,321 350,722
1990 773,316 354,170
1991 779,656 363,845
1992 785,346 367,618
1993 790,369 371,308
1994 794,771 374,797
1995 798,746 377,419
1996 803,789 379,905
1997 812,139 382,791
1998 822,258 385,287
1999 831,828 387,578
2000 840,909 390,087
2001 849,596 393,028
2002 858,049 395,969
2003 866,286 398,582
2004 874,366 401,268
2005 882,379 403,834
2006 890,365 405,308
2007 897,832 406,724
2008 903,399 409,379
2009 907,239 412,477
2010 910,419 414,508
2011 912,989 416,268
2012 914,918 420,028
2013 916,352 424,810
2014 917,585 433,481
2015 918,578 444,220
2016 919,166 454,505
2017 918,759 467,106
2018 917,180 483,903
2019 914,899 503,912
2020 914,963 515,490
2021 916,711 518,150
2022 919,422 531,113
2023 924,145 552,747
2024 928,784 574,346

Fertility rates in Fiji and Malta

Fertility rate
Fiji

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Malta
1960 6.36 3.62
1961 6.28 3.27
1962 6.2 3.24
1963 6.09 2.9
1964 5.96 2.79
1965 5.76 2.52
1966 5.55 2.33
1967 5.33 2.24
1968 5.11 2.12
1969 4.91 2.02
1970 4.71 2.03
1971 4.51 2.06
1972 4.32 2.01
1973 4.16 1.65
1974 4.07 1.64
1975 4.1 2.27
1976 4.12 2.21
1977 4.11 2.14
1978 4.1 2.05
1979 4.08 2.1
1980 4.04 1.99
1981 3.99 1.87
1982 3.94 1.9
1983 3.88 1.92
1984 3.8 1.95
1985 3.66 1.95
1986 3.54 1.93
1987 3.48 1.97
1988 3.43 2.06
1989 3.4 2.1
1990 3.39 2.02
1991 3.37 1.99
1992 3.33 2.07
1993 3.29 1.96
1994 3.26 1.84
1995 3.25 1.77
1996 3.25 1.99
1997 3.19 1.93
1998 3.12 1.84
1999 3.05 1.73
2000 2.99 1.68
2001 2.97 1.48
2002 2.97 1.45
2003 2.96 1.48
2004 2.94 1.4
2005 2.92 1.38
2006 2.91 1.36
2007 2.87 1.35
2008 2.82 1.43
2009 2.76 1.42
2010 2.7 1.36
2011 2.63 1.45
2012 2.61 1.42
2013 2.6 1.36
2014 2.59 1.38
2015 2.57 1.37
2016 2.52 1.37
2017 2.46 1.26
2018 2.42 1.23
2019 2.38 1.14
2020 2.36 1.13
2021 2.33 1.13
2022 2.31 1.08
2023 2.28 1.06

Fiji and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Malta
Year Median age, years
Fiji Malta
1960 16.7 23.6
1961 16.7 23.8
1962 16.6 24
1963 16.6 24.2
1964 16.7 24.4
1965 16.7 24.5
1966 16.7 24.6
1967 16.8 24.8
1968 16.9 25
1969 17.1 25.5
1970 17.2 25.9
1971 17.4 26.3
1972 17.6 26.8
1973 17.8 27.2
1974 18.1 27.6
1975 18.3 28
1976 18.5 28.4
1977 18.8 28.7
1978 19 29.2
1979 19.1 29.6
1980 19.3 30
1981 19.5 30.3
1982 19.6 30.6
1983 19.8 30.9
1984 20 31.2
1985 20.1 31.4
1986 20.3 31.7
1987 20.5 32
1988 20.6 32.4
1989 20.8 32.7
1990 20.9 33
1991 21 33.3
1992 21.1 33.7
1993 21.2 34
1994 21.3 34.3
1995 21.5 34.7
1996 21.6 35.1
1997 21.8 35.5
1998 22.1 35.8
1999 22.3 36.1
2000 22.6 36.4
2001 22.8 36.7
2002 23.1 37
2003 23.4 37.4
2004 23.6 37.7
2005 23.9 38.1
2006 24.2 38.4
2007 24.5 38.7
2008 24.8 39
2009 25 39.3
2010 25.3 39.6
2011 25.6 39.9
2012 25.9 40.2
2013 26.1 40.4
2014 26.4 40.6
2015 26.7 40.6
2016 26.9 40.6
2017 27.2 40.5
2018 27.5 40.2
2019 27.8 39.9
2020 28.1 39.9
2021 28.3 40.2
2022 28.5 40.8
2023 28.7 41.4
2024 28.9 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
11.5%
2007
Banked people share n/a
96.6%
2024

Energy

Fiji Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Fiji Malta
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
46
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
94.9%
2021
English speaking
20.6%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
92.1%
2023

Health

Fiji Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Malta
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
1,401 mi
2001

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