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Fiji vs Palau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 152nd vs. 180th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Palau
Population
936456
17663
Population rank 159/197 194/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$282M
2023
GDP rank 161/197 193/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$15,899
2023
GDP per capita rank 111/197 67/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$17,532
2023
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 82/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$8,654
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
39.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025

Fiji and Palau: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Palau economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Palau
Year GDP
Fiji Palau
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 $11,563,041
1971 $247,749,328 $12,706,874
1972 $316,656,649 $13,956,474
1973 $425,950,488 $15,331,889
1974 $558,587,097 $16,848,759
1975 $684,282,434 $18,521,112
1976 $694,540,806 $20,364,420
1977 $719,501,766 $22,308,104
1978 $829,267,889 $24,530,015
1979 $1,019,691,460 $27,004,251
1980 $1,202,618,816 $29,728,054
1981 $1,235,626,771 $32,726,594
1982 $1,194,059,943 $36,027,583
1983 $1,123,085,190 $39,661,530
1984 $1,178,000,678 $44,814,259
1985 $1,141,168,944 $51,030,637
1986 $1,290,267,340 $58,109,314
1987 $1,177,947,965 $66,169,905
1988 $1,110,009,523 $75,348,615
1989 $1,182,660,266 $85,800,543
1990 $1,337,017,559 $97,702,303
1991 $1,383,883,250 $106,555,300
1992 $1,532,411,039 $104,771,300
1993 $1,636,101,247 $96,455,700
1994 $1,825,732,093 $106,138,500
1995 $1,970,301,486 $121,018,500
1996 $2,128,696,644 $137,494,600
1997 $2,090,221,137 $143,860,800
1998 $1,653,146,717 $149,079,600
1999 $1,936,459,986 $144,206,500
2000 $1,678,219,508 $149,535,800
2001 $1,652,462,023 $159,453,500
2002 $1,833,279,985 $162,665,500
2003 $2,300,492,465 $154,559,900
2004 $2,708,078,477 $166,391,600
2005 $2,980,403,845 $191,048,400
2006 $3,076,305,453 $193,679,700
2007 $3,378,314,600 $200,903,600
2008 $3,523,185,920 $201,167,300
2009 $2,870,624,636 $189,998,000
2010 $3,140,166,713 $188,174,300
2011 $3,779,411,899 $198,873,900
2012 $3,972,028,104 $215,762,400
2013 $4,189,967,999 $225,345,700
2014 $4,857,104,769 $243,156,500
2015 $4,682,479,894 $278,824,800
2016 $4,930,213,644 $298,323,500
2017 $5,353,469,174 $285,600,000
2018 $5,581,425,327 $288,546,300
2019 $5,444,407,198 $281,941,600
2020 $4,432,466,220 $258,990,800
2021 $4,305,031,650 $235,752,900
2022 $4,969,503,549 $255,591,100
2023 $5,442,046,553 $281,849,100
2024 $5,840,564,073 -

Fiji and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Palau
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Palau
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 $1,017
1971 $458 $1,081
1972 $575 $1,145
1973 $762 $1,221
1974 $984 $1,328
1975 $1,188 $1,464
1976 $1,186 $1,616
1977 $1,204 $1,781
1978 $1,355 $1,972
1979 $1,627 $2,189
1980 $1,873 $2,423
1981 $1,879 $2,639
1982 $1,773 $2,838
1983 $1,628 $3,049
1984 $1,667 $3,360
1985 $1,577 $3,728
1986 $1,745 $4,144
1987 $1,569 $4,616
1988 $1,463 $5,145
1989 $1,543 $5,741
1990 $1,729 $6,403
1991 $1,775 $6,824
1992 $1,951 $6,553
1993 $2,070 $5,892
1994 $2,297 $6,329
1995 $2,467 $7,038
1996 $2,648 $7,788
1997 $2,574 $7,945
1998 $2,010 $8,048
1999 $2,328 $7,630
2000 $1,996 $7,797
2001 $1,945 $8,240
2002 $2,137 $8,341
2003 $2,656 $7,862
2004 $3,097 $8,395
2005 $3,378 $9,640
2006 $3,455 $9,885
2007 $3,763 $10,408
2008 $3,900 $10,583
2009 $3,164 $10,155
2010 $3,449 $10,229
2011 $4,140 $11,001
2012 $4,341 $12,145
2013 $4,572 $12,769
2014 $5,293 $13,726
2015 $5,098 $15,691
2016 $5,364 $16,763
2017 $5,827 $16,034
2018 $6,085 $16,198
2019 $5,951 $15,841
2020 $4,844 $14,557
2021 $4,696 $13,257
2022 $5,405 $14,392
2023 $5,889 $15,899
2024 $6,288 -

Fiji vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Palau
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Palau
1950 51.7 52.7
1951 52.2 52.9
1952 52.6 53.1
1953 53.4 53.3
1954 54.2 53.5
1955 55.3 53.7
1956 56.2 53.9
1957 57.1 54.1
1958 57.8 54.4
1959 58.2 54.6
1960 58.6 54.9
1961 59.1 55.1
1962 59.7 55.4
1963 60.2 55.6
1964 60.7 55.8
1965 61.4 55.9
1966 61.6 56.2
1967 61.4 56.5
1968 61.7 56.9
1969 61.4 57.3
1970 61.7 57.7
1971 61.7 58.1
1972 61.6 58.6
1973 60.6 59
1974 61.2 59.5
1975 61.7 60
1976 62.1 60.5
1977 62.7 60.9
1978 63.1 61.3
1979 62.3 61.6
1980 62.4 61.9
1981 62.3 62.1
1982 62.2 62.3
1983 62.9 62.5
1984 63.2 62.6
1985 64 62.7
1986 64 62.8
1987 64.3 62.8
1988 65 62.8
1989 65.4 62.8
1990 65.1 62.8
1991 65.5 62.8
1992 65.4 62.9
1993 65.5 63
1994 65.8 63.1
1995 66 63.3
1996 66.2 63.5
1997 66.3 63.7
1998 66.5 64
1999 66.7 64.2
2000 66.2 64.5
2001 66.2 64.8
2002 65.5 65.1
2003 65.7 65.4
2004 65.8 65.8
2005 66 66.2
2006 66.1 66.6
2007 66.2 67.1
2008 66.3 67.6
2009 66.3 68
2010 66.8 68.3
2011 66.9 68.6
2012 65.8 68.9
2013 66.5 69
2014 66.6 69.1
2015 66.5 69.1
2016 66.7 69
2017 67.1 69
2018 67 69
2019 67 69
2020 66.9 68.7
2021 64.9 68.6
2022 67.1 68.9
2023 67.3 69.3
2024 67.5 69.4
2025 67.6 69.5

Fiji and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Palau
Year Population
Fiji Palau
1960 404,887 9,328
1961 417,406 9,555
1962 430,536 9,793
1963 444,276 10,037
1964 458,324 10,292
1965 472,575 10,547
1966 486,487 10,805
1967 498,873 10,988
1968 510,002 11,080
1969 520,797 11,159
1970 531,188 11,368
1971 541,121 11,759
1972 550,499 12,194
1973 559,222 12,552
1974 567,489 12,687
1975 575,906 12,655
1976 585,534 12,598
1977 597,805 12,525
1978 612,091 12,440
1979 626,862 12,337
1980 641,975 12,271
1981 657,471 12,402
1982 673,414 12,694
1983 689,835 13,006
1984 706,716 13,337
1985 723,761 13,688
1986 739,306 14,024
1987 750,540 14,334
1988 758,697 14,645
1989 766,321 14,945
1990 773,316 15,259
1991 779,656 15,614
1992 785,346 15,989
1993 790,369 16,372
1994 794,771 16,770
1995 798,746 17,195
1996 803,789 17,654
1997 812,139 18,108
1998 822,258 18,524
1999 831,828 18,901
2000 840,909 19,178
2001 849,596 19,352
2002 858,049 19,503
2003 866,286 19,659
2004 874,366 19,820
2005 882,379 19,819
2006 890,365 19,593
2007 897,832 19,302
2008 903,399 19,009
2009 907,239 18,709
2010 910,419 18,396
2011 912,989 18,078
2012 914,918 17,765
2013 916,352 17,648
2014 917,585 17,715
2015 918,578 17,770
2016 919,166 17,797
2017 918,759 17,812
2018 917,180 17,814
2019 914,899 17,798
2020 914,963 17,792
2021 916,711 17,783
2022 919,422 17,759
2023 924,145 17,727
2024 928,784 17,695

Fertility rates in Fiji and Palau

Fertility rate
Fiji

Palau
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Palau
1960 6.36 7.19
1961 6.28 7.17
1962 6.2 7.15
1963 6.09 7.12
1964 5.96 7.08
1965 5.76 7.01
1966 5.55 6.93
1967 5.33 6.84
1968 5.11 6.71
1969 4.91 6.58
1970 4.71 6.39
1971 4.51 6.16
1972 4.32 5.9
1973 4.16 5.59
1974 4.07 5.26
1975 4.1 4.9
1976 4.12 4.53
1977 4.11 4.09
1978 4.1 3.74
1979 4.08 3.49
1980 4.04 3.35
1981 3.99 3.28
1982 3.94 3.22
1983 3.88 3.14
1984 3.8 3.08
1985 3.66 3.01
1986 3.54 2.98
1987 3.48 2.93
1988 3.43 2.91
1989 3.4 2.92
1990 3.39 2.88
1991 3.37 2.74
1992 3.33 2.71
1993 3.29 2.73
1994 3.26 2.66
1995 3.25 2.55
1996 3.25 2.39
1997 3.19 2.19
1998 3.12 2.01
1999 3.05 1.91
2000 2.99 1.82
2001 2.97 1.87
2002 2.97 1.92
2003 2.96 1.96
2004 2.94 1.99
2005 2.92 2.02
2006 2.91 2
2007 2.87 1.97
2008 2.82 1.95
2009 2.76 1.94
2010 2.7 1.94
2011 2.63 1.97
2012 2.61 2.01
2013 2.6 2.05
2014 2.59 2.03
2015 2.57 2
2016 2.52 2.06
2017 2.46 2.02
2018 2.42 1.97
2019 2.38 1.98
2020 2.36 1.97
2021 2.33 1.95
2022 2.31 1.93
2023 2.28 1.91

Fiji and Palau demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Palau
Year Median age, years
Fiji Palau
1960 16.7 16.7
1961 16.7 16.1
1962 16.6 15.5
1963 16.6 15.1
1964 16.7 15
1965 16.7 14.9
1966 16.7 14.9
1967 16.8 15.2
1968 16.9 15.7
1969 17.1 16.1
1970 17.2 16.5
1971 17.4 16.6
1972 17.6 16.6
1973 17.8 16.8
1974 18.1 17.1
1975 18.3 17.4
1976 18.5 17.8
1977 18.8 18.1
1978 19 18.3
1979 19.1 18.6
1980 19.3 18.9
1981 19.5 19.3
1982 19.6 19.9
1983 19.8 20.5
1984 20 21.1
1985 20.1 21.6
1986 20.3 22.2
1987 20.5 23.1
1988 20.6 24
1989 20.8 24.9
1990 20.9 25.6
1991 21 26
1992 21.1 26.4
1993 21.2 26.9
1994 21.3 27.4
1995 21.5 27.8
1996 21.6 28.3
1997 21.8 28.8
1998 22.1 29.4
1999 22.3 30.2
2000 22.6 30.8
2001 22.8 31.2
2002 23.1 31.5
2003 23.4 31.8
2004 23.6 32
2005 23.9 32.3
2006 24.2 32.7
2007 24.5 33.1
2008 24.8 33.5
2009 25 33.9
2010 25.3 34.2
2011 25.6 34.6
2012 25.9 35
2013 26.1 35.3
2014 26.4 35.6
2015 26.7 36
2016 26.9 36.3
2017 27.2 36.7
2018 27.5 37
2019 27.8 37.4
2020 28.1 37.8
2021 28.3 38.1
2022 28.5 38.5
2023 28.7 38.8
2024 28.9 39.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Palau
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$249M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
53%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
3.53%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
+2.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
0.77%
2020
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
76.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
9.87%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
62
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$1.95M
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
18,399
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
93.5%
2017

Energy

Fiji Palau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
4,814 kg
1990
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$1.99
1990
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
1.44 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
81.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
1990
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
0.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
4.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Fiji Palau
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.0002%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-14
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
82.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
47.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
49
2025
Higher education index
57
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
11.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
4.78
2013
Visa free countries
98
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
100%
2020
English speaking
20.6%
2023
92.5%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
27%
2004

Health

Fiji Palau
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$1,979
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$328
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
69.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
21.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
1.78
2020
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
89
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
22.3
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
42.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
19.3%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
17.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Fiji Palau
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
10,037 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
16.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
160.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
n/a

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