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Fiji vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 152nd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Samoa
Population
936456
220288
Population rank 159/197 177/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Fiji and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Samoa
Year GDP
Fiji Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $247,749,328 $53,719,569
1972 $316,656,649 $62,566,116
1973 $425,950,488 $82,452,985
1974 $558,587,097 $93,549,611
1975 $684,282,434 $93,489,283
1976 $694,540,806 $85,003,078
1977 $719,501,766 $98,295,671
1978 $829,267,889 $108,223,444
1979 $1,019,691,460 $122,257,393
1980 $1,202,618,816 $125,747,038
1981 $1,235,626,771 $118,190,655
1982 $1,194,059,943 $121,221,652
1983 $1,123,085,190 $111,862,824
1984 $1,178,000,678 $109,200,934
1985 $1,141,168,944 $95,572,173
1986 $1,290,267,340 $100,947,849
1987 $1,177,947,965 $111,713,922
1988 $1,110,009,523 $133,016,065
1989 $1,182,660,266 $122,888,610
1990 $1,337,017,559 $125,766,270
1991 $1,383,883,250 $125,597,205
1992 $1,532,411,039 $132,303,041
1993 $1,636,101,247 $133,122,897
1994 $1,825,732,093 $221,098,107
1995 $1,970,301,486 $224,865,731
1996 $2,128,696,644 $249,907,869
1997 $2,090,221,137 $285,475,592
1998 $1,653,146,717 $269,485,244
1999 $1,936,459,986 $255,408,060
2000 $1,678,219,508 $258,856,140
2001 $1,652,462,023 $266,299,591
2002 $1,833,279,985 $281,790,134
2003 $2,300,492,465 $333,426,188
2004 $2,708,078,477 $407,747,565
2005 $2,980,403,845 $476,801,793
2006 $3,076,305,453 $499,923,758
2007 $3,378,314,600 $573,548,460
2008 $3,523,185,920 $641,346,192
2009 $2,870,624,636 $628,006,115
2010 $3,140,166,713 $680,260,907
2011 $3,779,411,899 $744,097,050
2012 $3,972,028,104 $773,141,661
2013 $4,189,967,999 $797,736,334
2014 $4,857,104,769 $796,683,520
2015 $4,682,479,894 $824,150,499
2016 $4,930,213,644 $843,924,797
2017 $5,353,469,174 $884,844,384
2018 $5,581,425,327 $878,448,433
2019 $5,444,407,198 $912,950,466
2020 $4,432,466,220 $868,898,358
2021 $4,305,031,650 $843,923,639
2022 $4,969,503,549 $832,945,206
2023 $5,442,046,553 $938,189,444
2024 $5,840,564,073 $1,068,025,244

Fiji and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Samoa
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 $322
1971 $458 $377
1972 $575 $433
1973 $762 $563
1974 $984 $626
1975 $1,188 $610
1976 $1,186 $541
1977 $1,204 $615
1978 $1,355 $671
1979 $1,627 $751
1980 $1,873 $765
1981 $1,879 $713
1982 $1,773 $728
1983 $1,628 $671
1984 $1,667 $655
1985 $1,577 $573
1986 $1,745 $604
1987 $1,569 $666
1988 $1,463 $790
1989 $1,543 $728
1990 $1,729 $744
1991 $1,775 $742
1992 $1,951 $777
1993 $2,070 $775
1994 $2,297 $1,277
1995 $2,467 $1,288
1996 $2,648 $1,419
1997 $2,574 $1,608
1998 $2,010 $1,506
1999 $2,328 $1,417
2000 $1,996 $1,425
2001 $1,945 $1,454
2002 $2,137 $1,528
2003 $2,656 $1,798
2004 $3,097 $2,189
2005 $3,378 $2,550
2006 $3,455 $2,663
2007 $3,763 $3,039
2008 $3,900 $3,374
2009 $3,164 $3,279
2010 $3,449 $3,524
2011 $4,140 $3,822
2012 $4,341 $3,935
2013 $4,572 $4,024
2014 $5,293 $3,983
2015 $5,098 $4,084
2016 $5,364 $4,147
2017 $5,827 $4,308
2018 $6,085 $4,232
2019 $5,951 $4,352
2020 $4,844 $4,100
2021 $4,696 $3,948
2022 $5,405 $3,869
2023 $5,889 $4,330
2024 $6,288 $4,899

Fiji vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Samoa
1950 51.7 49.2
1951 52.2 49.8
1952 52.6 50.4
1953 53.4 51
1954 54.2 51.6
1955 55.3 52.2
1956 56.2 52.8
1957 57.1 53.4
1958 57.8 54
1959 58.2 54.6
1960 58.6 55.2
1961 59.1 55.7
1962 59.7 56.3
1963 60.2 56.9
1964 60.7 54
1965 61.4 57.9
1966 61.6 58.2
1967 61.4 58.9
1968 61.7 59.4
1969 61.4 59.9
1970 61.7 60.4
1971 61.7 60.9
1972 61.6 61.4
1973 60.6 61.9
1974 61.2 62.3
1975 61.7 62.8
1976 62.1 63.3
1977 62.7 63.7
1978 63.1 64.1
1979 62.3 64.5
1980 62.4 65
1981 62.3 65.3
1982 62.2 65.6
1983 62.9 66
1984 63.2 66.3
1985 64 66.6
1986 64 66.8
1987 64.3 67
1988 65 67.3
1989 65.4 67.6
1990 65.1 67.8
1991 65.5 68
1992 65.4 68.5
1993 65.5 68.8
1994 65.8 69.2
1995 66 69.5
1996 66.2 69.8
1997 66.3 70
1998 66.5 70.3
1999 66.7 70.6
2000 66.2 70.8
2001 66.2 71
2002 65.5 71.2
2003 65.7 71.4
2004 65.8 71.5
2005 66 71.5
2006 66.1 71.6
2007 66.2 71.6
2008 66.3 71.5
2009 66.3 69.5
2010 66.8 71.5
2011 66.9 71.4
2012 65.8 71.2
2013 66.5 71.2
2014 66.6 71.1
2015 66.5 71.1
2016 66.7 71
2017 67.1 71
2018 67 71.1
2019 67 70.3
2020 66.9 70.7
2021 64.9 71.1
2022 67.1 71.6
2023 67.3 71.7
2024 67.5 71.8
2025 67.6 71.9

Fiji and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Samoa
Year Population
Fiji Samoa
1960 404,887 112,490
1961 417,406 115,496
1962 430,536 118,597
1963 444,276 121,764
1964 458,324 124,894
1965 472,575 127,978
1966 486,487 131,073
1967 498,873 133,764
1968 510,002 136,020
1969 520,797 138,233
1970 531,188 140,400
1971 541,121 142,503
1972 550,499 144,538
1973 559,222 146,516
1974 567,489 149,431
1975 575,906 153,344
1976 585,534 157,113
1977 597,805 159,753
1978 612,091 161,375
1979 626,862 162,882
1980 641,975 164,322
1981 657,471 165,678
1982 673,414 166,484
1983 689,835 166,714
1984 706,716 166,796
1985 723,761 166,849
1986 739,306 167,061
1987 750,540 167,661
1988 758,697 168,346
1989 766,321 168,768
1990 773,316 169,042
1991 779,656 169,368
1992 785,346 170,331
1993 790,369 171,774
1994 794,771 173,159
1995 798,746 174,571
1996 803,789 176,071
1997 812,139 177,547
1998 822,258 178,905
1999 831,828 180,275
2000 840,909 181,685
2001 849,596 183,166
2002 858,049 184,471
2003 866,286 185,430
2004 874,366 186,249
2005 882,379 186,978
2006 890,365 187,709
2007 897,832 188,753
2008 903,399 190,107
2009 907,239 191,513
2010 910,419 193,023
2011 912,989 194,713
2012 914,918 196,498
2013 916,352 198,268
2014 917,585 200,037
2015 918,578 201,782
2016 919,166 203,499
2017 918,759 205,415
2018 917,180 207,582
2019 914,899 209,780
2020 914,963 211,944
2021 916,711 213,779
2022 919,422 215,261
2023 924,145 216,663
2024 928,784 218,019

Fertility rates in Fiji and Samoa

Fertility rate
Fiji

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Samoa
1960 6.36 7.78
1961 6.28 7.77
1962 6.2 7.76
1963 6.09 7.73
1964 5.96 7.7
1965 5.76 7.65
1966 5.55 7.6
1967 5.33 7.55
1968 5.11 7.5
1969 4.91 7.43
1970 4.71 7.34
1971 4.51 7.22
1972 4.32 7.07
1973 4.16 6.91
1974 4.07 6.75
1975 4.1 6.61
1976 4.12 6.47
1977 4.11 6.31
1978 4.1 6.15
1979 4.08 5.99
1980 4.04 5.86
1981 3.99 5.75
1982 3.94 5.68
1983 3.88 5.62
1984 3.8 5.55
1985 3.66 5.49
1986 3.54 5.42
1987 3.48 5.32
1988 3.43 5.21
1989 3.4 5.11
1990 3.39 5.01
1991 3.37 4.91
1992 3.33 4.87
1993 3.29 4.83
1994 3.26 4.79
1995 3.25 4.77
1996 3.25 4.74
1997 3.19 4.7
1998 3.12 4.64
1999 3.05 4.57
2000 2.99 4.52
2001 2.97 4.48
2002 2.97 4.44
2003 2.96 4.39
2004 2.94 4.34
2005 2.92 4.32
2006 2.91 4.32
2007 2.87 4.36
2008 2.82 4.42
2009 2.76 4.47
2010 2.7 4.52
2011 2.63 4.56
2012 2.61 4.55
2013 2.6 4.49
2014 2.59 4.42
2015 2.57 4.34
2016 2.52 4.26
2017 2.46 4.2
2018 2.42 4.14
2019 2.38 4.06
2020 2.36 4
2021 2.33 3.94
2022 2.31 3.88
2023 2.28 3.83

Fiji and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Fiji Samoa
1960 16.7 15
1961 16.7 14.9
1962 16.6 14.8
1963 16.6 14.6
1964 16.7 14.6
1965 16.7 14.5
1966 16.7 14.5
1967 16.8 14.5
1968 16.9 14.5
1969 17.1 14.5
1970 17.2 14.6
1971 17.4 14.7
1972 17.6 14.8
1973 17.8 14.9
1974 18.1 15
1975 18.3 15.3
1976 18.5 15.5
1977 18.8 15.8
1978 19 16
1979 19.1 16.2
1980 19.3 16.4
1981 19.5 16.6
1982 19.6 16.8
1983 19.8 17.1
1984 20 17.4
1985 20.1 17.6
1986 20.3 17.8
1987 20.5 18
1988 20.6 18.2
1989 20.8 18.3
1990 20.9 18.4
1991 21 18.5
1992 21.1 18.7
1993 21.2 19
1994 21.3 19.3
1995 21.5 19.6
1996 21.6 19.7
1997 21.8 19.8
1998 22.1 19.9
1999 22.3 19.9
2000 22.6 19.8
2001 22.8 19.7
2002 23.1 19.7
2003 23.4 19.9
2004 23.6 20.1
2005 23.9 20.3
2006 24.2 20.4
2007 24.5 20.6
2008 24.8 20.7
2009 25 20.8
2010 25.3 20.8
2011 25.6 20.8
2012 25.9 20.8
2013 26.1 21
2014 26.4 21.1
2015 26.7 21.2
2016 26.9 21.3
2017 27.2 21.4
2018 27.5 21.4
2019 27.8 21.5
2020 28.1 21.4
2021 28.3 21.4
2022 28.5 21.1
2023 28.7 21
2024 28.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
19.8%
2020

Energy

Fiji Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Fiji Samoa
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
17.4%
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
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
48
2025
Higher education index
57
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
99.1%
2021
English speaking
20.6%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Fiji Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Samoa
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
715 mi
2018

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