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Fiji vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 152nd vs. 141st).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Solomon Islands
Population
936456
854419
Population rank 159/197 161/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Fiji and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Fiji Solomon Islands
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 $25,203,524
1968 $166,952,937 $28,084,253
1969 $182,182,068 $28,606,411
1970 $219,878,482 -
1971 $247,749,328 $50,056,883
1972 $316,656,649 $40,606,712
1973 $425,950,488 $55,272,109
1974 $558,587,097 $84,539,332
1975 $684,282,434 $74,620,320
1976 $694,540,806 $83,100,834
1977 $719,501,766 $93,145,283
1978 $829,267,889 $111,027,427
1979 $1,019,691,460 $151,276,496
1980 $1,202,618,816 $182,852,107
1981 $1,235,626,771 $193,750,541
1982 $1,194,059,943 $192,902,019
1983 $1,123,085,190 $181,220,399
1984 $1,178,000,678 $181,570,474
1985 $1,141,168,944 $165,524,943
1986 $1,290,267,340 $147,620,048
1987 $1,177,947,965 $155,128,542
1988 $1,110,009,523 $176,494,394
1989 $1,182,660,266 $172,882,411
1990 $1,337,017,559 $214,877,667
1991 $1,383,883,250 $227,540,473
1992 $1,532,411,039 $269,034,596
1993 $1,636,101,247 $300,746,361
1994 $1,825,732,093 $402,837,005
1995 $1,970,301,486 $469,443,202
1996 $2,128,696,644 $510,586,430
1997 $2,090,221,137 $526,554,006
1998 $1,653,146,717 $457,579,840
1999 $1,936,459,986 $488,024,514
2000 $1,678,219,508 $419,842,674
2001 $1,652,462,023 $409,508,553
2002 $1,833,279,985 $346,406,739
2003 $2,300,492,465 $417,668,983
2004 $2,708,078,477 $468,005,319
2005 $2,980,403,845 $552,864,570
2006 $3,076,305,453 $617,258,154
2007 $3,378,314,600 $695,295,348
2008 $3,523,185,920 $776,337,692
2009 $2,870,624,636 $805,557,563
2010 $3,140,166,713 $898,133,685
2011 $3,779,411,899 $1,063,895,361
2012 $3,972,028,104 $1,185,215,418
2013 $4,189,967,999 $1,285,911,586
2014 $4,857,104,769 $1,335,571,421
2015 $4,682,479,894 $1,307,909,888
2016 $4,930,213,644 $1,379,490,304
2017 $5,353,469,174 $1,469,789,119
2018 $5,581,425,327 $1,615,478,393
2019 $5,444,407,198 $1,619,155,017
2020 $4,432,466,220 $1,536,145,814
2021 $4,305,031,650 $1,522,794,913
2022 $4,969,503,549 $1,566,360,686
2023 $5,442,046,553 $1,660,896,531
2024 $5,840,564,073 $1,760,767,447

Fiji and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Solomon Islands
1960 $277.4 -
1961 $280.3 -
1962 $285.5 -
1963 $291.4 -
1964 $306 -
1965 $311 -
1966 $310 -
1967 $326 $153.5
1968 $327 $166.9
1969 $350 $165.9
1970 $414 $162
1971 $458 $277.1
1972 $575 $219.5
1973 $762 $291.3
1974 $984 $433
1975 $1,188 $372
1976 $1,186 $401
1977 $1,204 $434
1978 $1,355 $500
1979 $1,627 $658
1980 $1,873 $768
1981 $1,879 $786
1982 $1,773 $756
1983 $1,628 $686
1984 $1,667 $665
1985 $1,577 $586
1986 $1,745 $506
1987 $1,569 $515
1988 $1,463 $567
1989 $1,543 $538
1990 $1,729 $648
1991 $1,775 $666
1992 $1,951 $764
1993 $2,070 $829
1994 $2,297 $1,078
1995 $2,467 $1,220
1996 $2,648 $1,289
1997 $2,574 $1,292
1998 $2,010 $1,092
1999 $2,328 $1,134
2000 $1,996 $953
2001 $1,945 $912
2002 $2,137 $757
2003 $2,656 $896
2004 $3,097 $986
2005 $3,378 $1,144
2006 $3,455 $1,256
2007 $3,763 $1,390
2008 $3,900 $1,526
2009 $3,164 $1,555
2010 $3,449 $1,685
2011 $4,140 $1,924
2012 $4,341 $2,066
2013 $4,572 $2,161
2014 $5,293 $2,165
2015 $5,098 $2,045
2016 $5,364 $2,083
2017 $5,827 $2,144
2018 $6,085 $2,278
2019 $5,951 $2,224
2020 $4,844 $2,063
2021 $4,696 $1,997
2022 $5,405 $2,005
2023 $5,889 $2,076
2024 $6,288 $2,149

Fiji vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Solomon Islands
1950 51.7 41.4
1951 52.2 42
1952 52.6 42.6
1953 53.4 43.2
1954 54.2 43.7
1955 55.3 44.3
1956 56.2 42.8
1957 57.1 45.7
1958 57.8 46.3
1959 58.2 47
1960 58.6 47.7
1961 59.1 48.3
1962 59.7 49
1963 60.2 49.8
1964 60.7 50.6
1965 61.4 51.4
1966 61.6 52.3
1967 61.4 53.1
1968 61.7 54.1
1969 61.4 55.1
1970 61.7 56.1
1971 61.7 57
1972 61.6 57.9
1973 60.6 58.8
1974 61.2 59.6
1975 61.7 58.4
1976 62.1 61.2
1977 62.7 61.5
1978 63.1 62.5
1979 62.3 63.1
1980 62.4 63.7
1981 62.3 64.1
1982 62.2 64.5
1983 62.9 64.8
1984 63.2 65
1985 64 65.3
1986 64 64.7
1987 64.3 65.7
1988 65 65.9
1989 65.4 66.1
1990 65.1 66.2
1991 65.5 66.4
1992 65.4 66.5
1993 65.5 66.6
1994 65.8 66.7
1995 66 66.7
1996 66.2 66.7
1997 66.3 66.8
1998 66.5 66.9
1999 66.7 67
2000 66.2 67.1
2001 66.2 67.2
2002 65.5 67.4
2003 65.7 67.5
2004 65.8 67.6
2005 66 67.8
2006 66.1 68
2007 66.2 67.8
2008 66.3 68.3
2009 66.3 68.4
2010 66.8 68.7
2011 66.9 68.8
2012 65.8 69
2013 66.5 69
2014 66.6 69
2015 66.5 69.3
2016 66.7 69.5
2017 67.1 69.7
2018 67 69.8
2019 67 70
2020 66.9 69.3
2021 64.9 68.9
2022 67.1 70.4
2023 67.3 70.5
2024 67.5 70.7
2025 67.6 70.8

Fiji and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Fiji Solomon Islands
1960 404,887 139,688
1961 417,406 142,912
1962 430,536 146,201
1963 444,276 149,589
1964 458,324 153,085
1965 472,575 156,686
1966 486,487 160,393
1967 498,873 164,245
1968 510,002 168,282
1969 520,797 172,476
1970 531,188 176,579
1971 541,121 180,637
1972 550,499 184,994
1973 559,222 189,774
1974 567,489 195,041
1975 575,906 200,744
1976 585,534 207,194
1977 597,805 214,418
1978 612,091 222,029
1979 626,862 229,953
1980 641,975 238,135
1981 657,471 246,555
1982 673,414 255,200
1983 689,835 264,068
1984 706,716 273,163
1985 723,761 282,455
1986 739,306 291,842
1987 750,540 301,414
1988 758,697 311,265
1989 766,321 321,282
1990 773,316 331,435
1991 779,656 341,738
1992 785,346 352,205
1993 790,369 362,839
1994 794,771 373,675
1995 798,746 384,733
1996 803,789 396,009
1997 812,139 407,474
1998 822,258 419,071
1999 831,828 430,500
2000 840,909 440,469
2001 849,596 449,125
2002 858,049 457,671
2003 866,286 466,154
2004 874,366 474,611
2005 882,379 483,080
2006 890,365 491,594
2007 897,832 500,156
2008 903,399 508,790
2009 907,239 518,141
2010 910,419 532,968
2011 912,989 552,945
2012 914,918 573,606
2013 916,352 594,945
2014 917,585 616,908
2015 918,578 639,415
2016 919,166 662,379
2017 918,759 685,672
2018 917,180 709,101
2019 914,899 728,147
2020 914,963 744,498
2021 916,711 762,591
2022 919,422 781,066
2023 924,145 800,005
2024 928,784 819,198

Fertility rates in Fiji and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Solomon Islands
1960 6.36 7.07
1961 6.28 7.05
1962 6.2 7.04
1963 6.09 7.03
1964 5.96 7.05
1965 5.76 7.02
1966 5.55 7
1967 5.33 6.97
1968 5.11 6.95
1969 4.91 6.97
1970 4.71 6.98
1971 4.51 6.99
1972 4.32 6.99
1973 4.16 7
1974 4.07 7.01
1975 4.1 6.99
1976 4.12 6.95
1977 4.11 6.92
1978 4.1 6.87
1979 4.08 6.82
1980 4.04 6.77
1981 3.99 6.71
1982 3.94 6.64
1983 3.88 6.57
1984 3.8 6.49
1985 3.66 6.38
1986 3.54 6.26
1987 3.48 6.12
1988 3.43 5.99
1989 3.4 5.87
1990 3.39 5.74
1991 3.37 5.62
1992 3.33 5.51
1993 3.29 5.45
1994 3.26 5.4
1995 3.25 5.34
1996 3.25 5.22
1997 3.19 5.09
1998 3.12 4.98
1999 3.05 4.86
2000 2.99 4.76
2001 2.97 4.67
2002 2.97 4.6
2003 2.96 4.54
2004 2.94 4.47
2005 2.92 4.41
2006 2.91 4.39
2007 2.87 4.37
2008 2.82 4.36
2009 2.76 4.35
2010 2.7 4.34
2011 2.63 4.34
2012 2.61 4.33
2013 2.6 4.33
2014 2.59 4.36
2015 2.57 4.29
2016 2.52 4.2
2017 2.46 4.06
2018 2.42 3.93
2019 2.38 3.8
2020 2.36 3.75
2021 2.33 3.69
2022 2.31 3.62
2023 2.28 3.56

Fiji and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Fiji Solomon Islands
1960 16.7 16.8
1961 16.7 16.9
1962 16.6 16.9
1963 16.6 17
1964 16.7 17
1965 16.7 17
1966 16.7 17
1967 16.8 16.9
1968 16.9 16.8
1969 17.1 16.8
1970 17.2 16.7
1971 17.4 16.6
1972 17.6 16.6
1973 17.8 16.4
1974 18.1 16.3
1975 18.3 16.1
1976 18.5 15.9
1977 18.8 15.9
1978 19 15.8
1979 19.1 15.8
1980 19.3 15.8
1981 19.5 15.9
1982 19.6 15.9
1983 19.8 16
1984 20 16.1
1985 20.1 16.2
1986 20.3 16.3
1987 20.5 16.4
1988 20.6 16.5
1989 20.8 16.7
1990 20.9 16.8
1991 21 17
1992 21.1 17.1
1993 21.2 17.2
1994 21.3 17.4
1995 21.5 17.5
1996 21.6 17.7
1997 21.8 17.8
1998 22.1 17.9
1999 22.3 18.1
2000 22.6 18.3
2001 22.8 18.4
2002 23.1 18.6
2003 23.4 18.8
2004 23.6 19
2005 23.9 19.1
2006 24.2 19.2
2007 24.5 19.4
2008 24.8 19.4
2009 25 19.5
2010 25.3 19.6
2011 25.6 19.6
2012 25.9 19.7
2013 26.1 19.7
2014 26.4 19.8
2015 26.7 19.9
2016 26.9 20
2017 27.2 20.2
2018 27.5 20.4
2019 27.8 20.5
2020 28.1 20.7
2021 28.3 20.9
2022 28.5 21.1
2023 28.7 21.3
2024 28.9 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
8.29%
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
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
1.63%
2020

Energy

Fiji Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Fiji Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
43
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
84.1%
2013
English speaking
20.6%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Fiji Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
864 mi
2011

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