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Fiji vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 152nd vs. 30th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Nigeria
Population
936456
241467099
Population rank 159/197 6/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Fiji and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Nigeria
Year GDP
Fiji Nigeria
1960 $112,328,422 $4,196,174,502
1961 $116,987,785 $4,467,287,893
1962 $122,906,435 $4,909,399,176
1963 $129,454,729 $5,165,590,254
1964 $140,032,741 $5,552,931,319
1965 $147,084,750 $5,874,537,650
1966 $150,603,926 $6,366,917,453
1967 $162,625,886 $5,203,237,919
1968 $166,952,937 $5,200,997,920
1969 $182,182,068 $6,634,317,346
1970 $219,878,482 $12,546,094,982
1971 $247,749,328 $9,181,769,912
1972 $316,656,649 $12,274,416,018
1973 $425,950,488 $15,162,871,287
1974 $558,587,097 $24,846,641,318
1975 $684,282,434 $27,778,934,625
1976 $694,540,806 $36,308,883,249
1977 $719,501,766 $36,035,407,725
1978 $829,267,889 $36,527,862,209
1979 $1,019,691,460 $47,259,911,894
1980 $1,202,618,816 $64,201,788,123
1981 $1,235,626,771 $164,475,209,516
1982 $1,194,059,943 $142,769,363,314
1983 $1,123,085,190 $97,094,911,792
1984 $1,178,000,678 $73,484,359,521
1985 $1,141,168,944 $73,745,821,158
1986 $1,290,267,340 $54,805,852,581
1987 $1,177,947,965 $52,676,041,931
1988 $1,110,009,523 $49,648,470,440
1989 $1,182,660,266 $44,003,061,108
1990 $1,337,017,559 $54,035,795,388
1991 $1,383,883,250 $59,526,833,412
1992 $1,532,411,039 $52,058,181,854
1993 $1,636,101,247 $56,721,051,402
1994 $1,825,732,093 $80,399,613,064
1995 $1,970,301,486 $140,919,776,986
1996 $2,128,696,644 $185,730,236,700
1997 $2,090,221,137 $200,850,397,618
1998 $1,653,146,717 $218,416,200,673
1999 $1,936,459,986 $59,145,077,039
2000 $1,678,219,508 $69,171,451,627
2001 $1,652,462,023 $73,557,840,064
2002 $1,833,279,985 $95,054,059,303
2003 $2,300,492,465 $104,738,954,264
2004 $2,708,078,477 $135,764,731,646
2005 $2,980,403,845 $175,670,569,969
2006 $3,076,305,453 $238,454,997,161
2007 $3,378,314,600 $278,260,846,800
2008 $3,523,185,920 $339,476,276,258
2009 $2,870,624,636 $295,008,835,381
2010 $3,140,166,713 $366,990,417,129
2011 $3,779,411,899 $414,466,676,831
2012 $3,972,028,104 $463,971,018,239
2013 $4,189,967,999 $520,117,180,314
2014 $4,857,104,769 $574,183,763,412
2015 $4,682,479,894 $493,026,682,801
2016 $4,930,213,644 $404,649,125,252
2017 $5,353,469,174 $375,745,731,053
2018 $5,581,425,327 $421,739,251,509
2019 $5,444,407,198 $474,517,490,844
2020 $4,432,466,220 $432,198,898,468
2021 $4,305,031,650 $440,833,635,874
2022 $4,969,503,549 $477,403,400,101
2023 $5,442,046,553 $363,846,332,835
2024 $5,840,564,073 $187,759,703,100

Fiji and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Nigeria
1960 $277.4 $93.1
1961 $280.3 $97.1
1962 $285.5 $104.5
1963 $291.4 $107.7
1964 $306 $113.3
1965 $311 $117.3
1966 $310 $124.4
1967 $326 $99.5
1968 $327 $97.3
1969 $350 $121.4
1970 $414 $224.5
1971 $458 $160.5
1972 $575 $209.5
1973 $762 $252.4
1974 $984 $403
1975 $1,188 $438
1976 $1,186 $556
1977 $1,204 $536
1978 $1,355 $527
1979 $1,627 $661
1980 $1,873 $870
1981 $1,879 $2,162
1982 $1,773 $1,822
1983 $1,628 $1,207
1984 $1,667 $890
1985 $1,577 $869
1986 $1,745 $628
1987 $1,569 $588
1988 $1,463 $540
1989 $1,543 $465
1990 $1,729 $556
1991 $1,775 $597
1992 $1,951 $509
1993 $2,070 $540
1994 $2,297 $745
1995 $2,467 $1,272
1996 $2,648 $1,633
1997 $2,574 $1,720
1998 $2,010 $1,822
1999 $2,328 $481
2000 $1,996 $547
2001 $1,945 $566
2002 $2,137 $712
2003 $2,656 $763
2004 $3,097 $962
2005 $3,378 $1,211
2006 $3,455 $1,600
2007 $3,763 $1,816
2008 $3,900 $2,154
2009 $3,164 $1,820
2010 $3,449 $2,202
2011 $4,140 $2,418
2012 $4,341 $2,633
2013 $4,572 $2,873
2014 $5,293 $3,089
2015 $5,098 $2,586
2016 $5,364 $2,070
2017 $5,827 $1,876
2018 $6,085 $2,058
2019 $5,951 $2,265
2020 $4,844 $2,020
2021 $4,696 $2,017
2022 $5,405 $2,139
2023 $5,889 $1,597
2024 $6,288 $807

Fiji vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Nigeria
1950 51.7 35.5
1951 52.2 35.7
1952 52.6 35.9
1953 53.4 36
1954 54.2 36.2
1955 55.3 36.3
1956 56.2 36.5
1957 57.1 36.6
1958 57.8 36.8
1959 58.2 37
1960 58.6 37.2
1961 59.1 37.4
1962 59.7 37.6
1963 60.2 37.8
1964 60.7 38
1965 61.4 38.2
1966 61.6 38.4
1967 61.4 37.5
1968 61.7 38.6
1969 61.4 38.9
1970 61.7 40
1971 61.7 40.6
1972 61.6 41.3
1973 60.6 41.8
1974 61.2 42.5
1975 61.7 43.1
1976 62.1 44.2
1977 62.7 44.8
1978 63.1 45.3
1979 62.3 45.7
1980 62.4 46
1981 62.3 46.3
1982 62.2 46.4
1983 62.9 46.4
1984 63.2 46.3
1985 64 46.2
1986 64 46
1987 64.3 45.9
1988 65 45.8
1989 65.4 45.8
1990 65.1 45.7
1991 65.5 45.5
1992 65.4 45.6
1993 65.5 45.8
1994 65.8 45.7
1995 66 45.9
1996 66.2 45.8
1997 66.3 46
1998 66.5 46.1
1999 66.7 46.6
2000 66.2 47.1
2001 66.2 47.5
2002 65.5 48
2003 65.7 48.6
2004 65.8 49.1
2005 66 49.5
2006 66.1 49.9
2007 66.2 50.4
2008 66.3 50.7
2009 66.3 51.1
2010 66.8 51.3
2011 66.9 51.5
2012 65.8 51.7
2013 66.5 51.8
2014 66.6 51.9
2015 66.5 51.9
2016 66.7 52.2
2017 67.1 52.4
2018 67 52.7
2019 67 53
2020 66.9 53.1
2021 64.9 53.5
2022 67.1 54.1
2023 67.3 54.5
2024 67.5 54.6
2025 67.6 54.8

Fiji and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Nigeria
Year Population
Fiji Nigeria
1960 404,887 45,053,782
1961 417,406 45,989,310
1962 430,536 46,965,292
1963 444,276 47,973,575
1964 458,324 49,012,016
1965 472,575 50,086,764
1966 486,487 51,188,234
1967 498,873 52,293,065
1968 510,002 53,432,783
1969 520,797 54,631,914
1970 531,188 55,893,838
1971 541,121 57,214,684
1972 550,499 58,601,748
1973 559,222 60,082,139
1974 567,489 61,679,144
1975 575,906 63,410,815
1976 585,534 65,258,009
1977 597,805 67,234,590
1978 612,091 69,326,532
1979 626,862 71,498,242
1980 641,975 73,764,641
1981 657,471 76,068,103
1982 673,414 78,378,701
1983 689,835 80,438,260
1984 706,716 82,526,443
1985 723,761 84,897,973
1986 739,306 87,235,953
1987 750,540 89,591,716
1988 758,697 92,020,090
1989 766,321 94,531,014
1990 773,316 97,120,925
1991 779,656 99,720,162
1992 785,346 102,372,770
1993 790,369 105,122,069
1994 794,771 107,935,714
1995 798,746 110,819,428
1996 803,789 113,754,779
1997 812,139 116,754,792
1998 822,258 119,846,254
1999 831,828 123,047,320
2000 840,909 126,382,494
2001 849,596 129,862,595
2002 858,049 133,471,989
2003 866,286 137,202,644
2004 874,366 141,057,045
2005 882,379 145,017,253
2006 890,365 149,077,334
2007 897,832 153,267,261
2008 903,399 157,595,014
2009 907,239 162,049,464
2010 910,419 166,642,886
2011 912,989 171,379,598
2012 914,918 176,200,625
2013 916,352 181,049,443
2014 917,585 185,896,915
2015 918,578 190,671,878
2016 919,166 195,443,700
2017 918,759 200,254,579
2018 917,180 204,938,755
2019 914,899 209,485,641
2020 914,963 213,996,181
2021 916,711 218,529,286
2022 919,422 223,150,896
2023 924,145 227,882,945
2024 928,784 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Fiji and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Fiji

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Nigeria
1960 6.36 6.36
1961 6.28 6.35
1962 6.2 6.36
1963 6.09 6.35
1964 5.96 6.36
1965 5.76 6.37
1966 5.55 6.39
1967 5.33 6.4
1968 5.11 6.42
1969 4.91 6.44
1970 4.71 6.47
1971 4.51 6.53
1972 4.32 6.58
1973 4.16 6.63
1974 4.07 6.7
1975 4.1 6.77
1976 4.12 6.81
1977 4.11 6.86
1978 4.1 6.92
1979 4.08 6.89
1980 4.04 6.85
1981 3.99 6.82
1982 3.94 6.8
1983 3.88 6.78
1984 3.8 6.7
1985 3.66 6.62
1986 3.54 6.56
1987 3.48 6.5
1988 3.43 6.5
1989 3.4 6.49
1990 3.39 6.46
1991 3.37 6.43
1992 3.33 6.39
1993 3.29 6.35
1994 3.26 6.32
1995 3.25 6.27
1996 3.25 6.22
1997 3.19 6.14
1998 3.12 6.07
1999 3.05 6.08
2000 2.99 6.12
2001 2.97 6.13
2002 2.97 6.12
2003 2.96 6.1
2004 2.94 6.09
2005 2.92 6.06
2006 2.91 6.05
2007 2.87 6.03
2008 2.82 6.02
2009 2.76 5.99
2010 2.7 5.95
2011 2.63 5.89
2012 2.61 5.8
2013 2.6 5.69
2014 2.59 5.62
2015 2.57 5.5
2016 2.52 5.34
2017 2.46 5.18
2018 2.42 5.02
2019 2.38 4.86
2020 2.36 4.7
2021 2.33 4.64
2022 2.31 4.55
2023 2.28 4.48

Fiji and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Fiji Nigeria
1960 16.7 19.3
1961 16.7 19.3
1962 16.6 19.3
1963 16.6 19.3
1964 16.7 19.3
1965 16.7 19.3
1966 16.7 19.3
1967 16.8 19.2
1968 16.9 19.2
1969 17.1 19.1
1970 17.2 18.9
1971 17.4 18.8
1972 17.6 18.7
1973 17.8 18.6
1974 18.1 18.5
1975 18.3 18.4
1976 18.5 18.3
1977 18.8 18.2
1978 19 18
1979 19.1 17.9
1980 19.3 17.8
1981 19.5 17.7
1982 19.6 17.6
1983 19.8 17.5
1984 20 17.4
1985 20.1 17.3
1986 20.3 17.3
1987 20.5 17.3
1988 20.6 17.3
1989 20.8 17.3
1990 20.9 17.3
1991 21 17.3
1992 21.1 17.4
1993 21.2 17.4
1994 21.3 17.5
1995 21.5 17.6
1996 21.6 17.6
1997 21.8 17.7
1998 22.1 17.8
1999 22.3 17.9
2000 22.6 17.9
2001 22.8 17.9
2002 23.1 17.9
2003 23.4 17.9
2004 23.6 17.9
2005 23.9 17.9
2006 24.2 17.9
2007 24.5 17.9
2008 24.8 17.8
2009 25 17.8
2010 25.3 17.8
2011 25.6 17.7
2012 25.9 17.7
2013 26.1 17.7
2014 26.4 17.7
2015 26.7 17.8
2016 26.9 17.8
2017 27.2 17.9
2018 27.5 18
2019 27.8 18.2
2020 28.1 18.3
2021 28.3 18.5
2022 28.5 18.7
2023 28.7 18.8
2024 28.9 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
3%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
0.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
63.3%
2024

Energy

Fiji Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Fiji Nigeria
% of world population
0.01%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
26
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
70.4%
2024
English speaking
20.6%
2023
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Fiji Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Nigeria
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
121,167 mi
2017

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