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Fiji vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 152nd vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Sri Lanka
Population
936456
22125995
Population rank 159/197 63/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Fiji and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Fiji Sri Lanka
1960 $112,328,422 $1,409,873,950
1961 $116,987,785 $1,444,327,731
1962 $122,906,435 $1,434,156,379
1963 $129,454,729 $1,240,672,269
1964 $140,032,741 $1,309,747,899
1965 $147,084,750 $1,698,319,328
1966 $150,603,926 $1,751,470,588
1967 $162,625,886 $1,859,465,021
1968 $166,952,937 $1,801,344,538
1969 $182,182,068 $1,965,546,218
1970 $219,878,482 $2,296,470,588
1971 $247,749,328 $2,369,308,600
1972 $316,656,649 $2,553,936,348
1973 $425,950,488 $2,875,625,000
1974 $558,587,097 $3,574,586,466
1975 $684,282,434 $3,791,298,146
1976 $694,540,806 $3,591,319,857
1977 $719,501,766 $4,104,509,583
1978 $829,267,889 $2,733,183,857
1979 $1,019,691,460 $3,364,611,432
1980 $1,202,618,816 $4,024,621,900
1981 $1,235,626,771 $4,415,844,156
1982 $1,194,059,943 $4,768,765,017
1983 $1,123,085,190 $5,167,913,302
1984 $1,178,000,678 $6,043,474,843
1985 $1,141,168,944 $5,978,460,972
1986 $1,290,267,340 $6,405,210,564
1987 $1,177,947,965 $6,682,167,120
1988 $1,110,009,523 $6,978,371,581
1989 $1,182,660,266 $6,987,267,684
1990 $1,337,017,559 $8,032,551,173
1991 $1,383,883,250 $9,000,362,582
1992 $1,532,411,039 $9,703,011,636
1993 $1,636,101,247 $10,338,679,636
1994 $1,825,732,093 $11,717,604,209
1995 $1,970,301,486 $13,029,697,561
1996 $2,128,696,644 $13,897,738,375
1997 $2,090,221,137 $15,091,913,884
1998 $1,653,146,717 $15,794,972,847
1999 $1,936,459,986 $15,656,327,860
2000 $1,678,219,508 $16,330,814,180
2001 $1,652,462,023 $15,749,753,805
2002 $1,833,279,985 $16,536,535,647
2003 $2,300,492,465 $18,881,765,437
2004 $2,708,078,477 $20,662,525,941
2005 $2,980,403,845 $24,405,791,045
2006 $3,076,305,453 $28,279,802,406
2007 $3,378,314,600 $32,350,238,760
2008 $3,523,185,920 $40,713,826,215
2009 $2,870,624,636 $42,066,224,093
2010 $3,140,166,713 $58,636,161,082
2011 $3,779,411,899 $67,753,284,044
2012 $3,972,028,104 $70,447,216,891
2013 $4,189,967,999 $77,000,578,167
2014 $4,857,104,769 $82,528,535,714
2015 $4,682,479,894 $85,090,301,052
2016 $4,930,213,644 $88,000,211,172
2017 $5,353,469,174 $94,369,350,286
2018 $5,581,425,327 $94,450,015,983
2019 $5,444,407,198 $88,998,706,297
2020 $4,432,466,220 $84,335,574,582
2021 $4,305,031,650 $88,556,698,938
2022 $4,969,503,549 $74,143,020,263
2023 $5,442,046,553 $83,716,142,582
2024 $5,840,564,073 $98,963,185,510

Fiji and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Sri Lanka
1960 $277.4 $145.9
1961 $280.3 $145.9
1962 $285.5 $141.4
1963 $291.4 $119.4
1964 $306 $122.9
1965 $311 $155.6
1966 $310 $156.6
1967 $326 $162.3
1968 $327 $153.5
1969 $350 $163.6
1970 $414 $186.9
1971 $458 $188.8
1972 $575 $199.4
1973 $762 $220.2
1974 $984 $268.7
1975 $1,188 $279.8
1976 $1,186 $260.3
1977 $1,204 $292.1
1978 $1,355 $191
1979 $1,627 $230.8
1980 $1,873 $271.1
1981 $1,879 $292.5
1982 $1,773 $312
1983 $1,628 $336
1984 $1,667 $391
1985 $1,577 $385
1986 $1,745 $407
1987 $1,569 $420
1988 $1,463 $434
1989 $1,543 $430
1990 $1,729 $491
1991 $1,775 $546
1992 $1,951 $580
1993 $2,070 $607
1994 $2,297 $678
1995 $2,467 $742
1996 $2,648 $776
1997 $2,574 $827
1998 $2,010 $849
1999 $2,328 $826
2000 $1,996 $846
2001 $1,945 $804
2002 $2,137 $835
2003 $2,656 $946
2004 $3,097 $1,029
2005 $3,378 $1,207
2006 $3,455 $1,390
2007 $3,763 $1,579
2008 $3,900 $1,974
2009 $3,164 $2,027
2010 $3,449 $2,808
2011 $4,140 $3,225
2012 $4,341 $3,328
2013 $4,572 $3,741
2014 $5,293 $3,972
2015 $5,098 $4,058
2016 $5,364 $4,149
2017 $5,827 $4,399
2018 $6,085 $4,359
2019 $5,951 $4,082
2020 $4,844 $3,848
2021 $4,696 $3,997
2022 $5,405 $3,343
2023 $5,889 $3,799
2024 $6,288 $4,516

Fiji vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Sri Lanka
1950 51.7 53.2
1951 52.2 54
1952 52.6 54.9
1953 53.4 55.6
1954 54.2 56.4
1955 55.3 57.2
1956 56.2 57.9
1957 57.1 58.5
1958 57.8 59.3
1959 58.2 60
1960 58.6 60.6
1961 59.1 61.2
1962 59.7 61.6
1963 60.2 62
1964 60.7 62.4
1965 61.4 62.8
1966 61.6 63.2
1967 61.4 63.6
1968 61.7 63.9
1969 61.4 64.1
1970 61.7 64.4
1971 61.7 64.2
1972 61.6 64.6
1973 60.6 64.8
1974 61.2 65
1975 61.7 65.4
1976 62.1 65.8
1977 62.7 66.4
1978 63.1 66.8
1979 62.3 67.5
1980 62.4 68
1981 62.3 68.4
1982 62.2 68.7
1983 62.9 68.7
1984 63.2 68.8
1985 64 68.9
1986 64 69
1987 64.3 69
1988 65 69
1989 65.4 67.3
1990 65.1 69.2
1991 65.5 69.1
1992 65.4 69.6
1993 65.5 70
1994 65.8 70.2
1995 66 69.7
1996 66.2 69.8
1997 66.3 69.9
1998 66.5 70.1
1999 66.7 70.4
2000 66.2 71.2
2001 66.2 71.8
2002 65.5 72.3
2003 65.7 72.4
2004 65.8 68
2005 66 73.1
2006 66.1 72.8
2007 66.2 73
2008 66.3 72.6
2009 66.3 70.3
2010 66.8 74.5
2011 66.9 74.7
2012 65.8 75.2
2013 66.5 75.5
2014 66.6 75.8
2015 66.5 76
2016 66.7 76.1
2017 67.1 76.2
2018 67 76.5
2019 67 76.7
2020 66.9 76.9
2021 64.9 76.3
2022 67.1 77.3
2023 67.3 77.5
2024 67.5 77.7
2025 67.6 77.9

Fiji and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Fiji Sri Lanka
1960 404,887 9,661,389
1961 417,406 9,899,372
1962 430,536 10,143,754
1963 444,276 10,395,040
1964 458,324 10,653,397
1965 472,575 10,916,965
1966 486,487 11,183,928
1967 498,873 11,457,328
1968 510,002 11,736,088
1969 520,797 12,013,858
1970 531,188 12,287,110
1971 541,121 12,551,910
1972 550,499 12,809,205
1973 559,222 13,060,916
1974 567,489 13,305,693
1975 575,906 13,548,984
1976 585,534 13,796,770
1977 597,805 14,049,371
1978 612,091 14,310,128
1979 626,862 14,579,614
1980 641,975 14,847,974
1981 657,471 15,099,414
1982 673,414 15,286,567
1983 689,835 15,388,794
1984 706,716 15,441,860
1985 723,761 15,544,154
1986 739,306 15,731,256
1987 750,540 15,916,576
1988 758,697 16,078,621
1989 766,321 16,248,557
1990 773,316 16,352,458
1991 779,656 16,475,354
1992 785,346 16,739,284
1993 790,369 17,025,918
1994 794,771 17,275,773
1995 798,746 17,564,068
1996 803,789 17,905,018
1997 812,139 18,248,200
1998 822,258 18,596,003
1999 831,828 18,944,731
2000 840,909 19,293,054
2001 849,596 19,600,362
2002 858,049 19,805,752
2003 866,286 19,951,521
2004 874,366 20,087,605
2005 882,379 20,216,524
2006 890,365 20,352,411
2007 897,832 20,492,545
2008 903,399 20,629,378
2009 907,239 20,756,435
2010 910,419 20,879,089
2011 912,989 21,009,048
2012 914,918 21,169,458
2013 916,352 20,585,000
2014 917,585 20,778,000
2015 918,578 20,970,000
2016 919,166 21,209,000
2017 918,759 21,453,000
2018 917,180 21,670,000
2019 914,899 21,803,000
2020 914,963 21,919,000
2021 916,711 22,156,000
2022 919,422 22,181,000
2023 924,145 22,037,000
2024 928,784 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Fiji and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Fiji

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Sri Lanka
1960 6.36 5.35
1961 6.28 5.24
1962 6.2 5.18
1963 6.09 5.12
1964 5.96 5.06
1965 5.76 4.93
1966 5.55 4.83
1967 5.33 4.79
1968 5.11 4.66
1969 4.91 4.5
1970 4.71 4.39
1971 4.51 4.27
1972 4.32 4.16
1973 4.16 4
1974 4.07 3.86
1975 4.1 3.82
1976 4.12 3.78
1977 4.11 3.74
1978 4.1 3.81
1979 4.08 3.82
1980 4.04 3.73
1981 3.99 3.65
1982 3.94 3.32
1983 3.88 3.11
1984 3.8 3.01
1985 3.66 2.9
1986 3.54 2.74
1987 3.48 2.64
1988 3.43 2.57
1989 3.4 2.58
1990 3.39 2.54
1991 3.37 2.51
1992 3.33 2.49
1993 3.29 2.44
1994 3.26 2.4
1995 3.25 2.35
1996 3.25 2.29
1997 3.19 2.22
1998 3.12 2.14
1999 3.05 2.14
2000 2.99 2.21
2001 2.97 2.28
2002 2.97 2.31
2003 2.96 2.3
2004 2.94 2.27
2005 2.92 2.26
2006 2.91 2.29
2007 2.87 2.3
2008 2.82 2.23
2009 2.76 2.18
2010 2.7 2.13
2011 2.63 2.14
2012 2.61 2.17
2013 2.6 2.18
2014 2.59 2.13
2015 2.57 2.09
2016 2.52 2.06
2017 2.46 2.04
2018 2.42 2.03
2019 2.38 2.02
2020 2.36 2.01
2021 2.33 2
2022 2.31 1.98
2023 2.28 1.97

Fiji and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Fiji Sri Lanka
1960 16.7 19.5
1961 16.7 19.5
1962 16.6 19.5
1963 16.6 19.5
1964 16.7 19.5
1965 16.7 19.5
1966 16.7 19.6
1967 16.8 19.7
1968 16.9 19.8
1969 17.1 19.9
1970 17.2 20
1971 17.4 20.1
1972 17.6 20.2
1973 17.8 20.4
1974 18.1 20.6
1975 18.3 20.7
1976 18.5 20.9
1977 18.8 21
1978 19 21.2
1979 19.1 21.3
1980 19.3 21.5
1981 19.5 21.6
1982 19.6 21.7
1983 19.8 21.9
1984 20 22
1985 20.1 22.2
1986 20.3 22.5
1987 20.5 22.8
1988 20.6 23.1
1989 20.8 23.4
1990 20.9 23.6
1991 21 23.9
1992 21.1 24.3
1993 21.2 24.6
1994 21.3 24.9
1995 21.5 25.3
1996 21.6 25.8
1997 21.8 26.2
1998 22.1 26.5
1999 22.3 26.9
2000 22.6 27.2
2001 22.8 27.6
2002 23.1 27.9
2003 23.4 28.2
2004 23.6 28.5
2005 23.9 28.8
2006 24.2 29
2007 24.5 29.3
2008 24.8 29.6
2009 25 29.9
2010 25.3 30.2
2011 25.6 30.5
2012 25.9 30.8
2013 26.1 31.1
2014 26.4 31.4
2015 26.7 31.7
2016 26.9 32
2017 27.2 32.3
2018 27.5 32.5
2019 27.8 32.8
2020 28.1 33.1
2021 28.3 33.3
2022 28.5 33.6
2023 28.7 33.8
2024 28.9 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Fiji Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Fiji Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
32
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
92.7%
2023
English speaking
20.6%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Fiji Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
70,894 mi
2010

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