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Fiji vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 152nd vs. 50th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji Thailand
Population
936456
71619867
Population rank 159/197 21/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Fiji and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Fiji and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Fiji

Thailand
Year GDP
Fiji Thailand
1960 $112,328,422 $2,760,750,861
1961 $116,987,785 $3,034,037,811
1962 $122,906,435 $3,308,912,797
1963 $129,454,729 $3,540,403,457
1964 $140,032,741 $3,889,129,942
1965 $147,084,750 $4,388,937,649
1966 $150,603,926 $5,279,230,817
1967 $162,625,886 $5,638,461,442
1968 $166,952,937 $6,081,009,428
1969 $182,182,068 $6,695,336,567
1970 $219,878,482 $7,086,538,438
1971 $247,749,328 $7,375,000,024
1972 $316,656,649 $8,177,873,151
1973 $425,950,488 $10,838,587,358
1974 $558,587,097 $13,702,998,512
1975 $684,282,434 $14,882,770,594
1976 $694,540,806 $16,985,208,648
1977 $719,501,766 $19,779,312,261
1978 $829,267,889 $24,006,566,637
1979 $1,019,691,460 $27,371,650,825
1980 $1,202,618,816 $32,353,514,989
1981 $1,235,626,771 $34,846,039,194
1982 $1,194,059,943 $36,589,772,404
1983 $1,123,085,190 $40,042,798,388
1984 $1,178,000,678 $41,797,647,776
1985 $1,141,168,944 $38,900,711,333
1986 $1,290,267,340 $43,096,773,981
1987 $1,177,947,965 $50,535,446,555
1988 $1,110,009,523 $61,667,253,471
1989 $1,182,660,266 $72,250,748,100
1990 $1,337,017,559 $85,343,190,719
1991 $1,383,883,250 $98,234,714,971
1992 $1,532,411,039 $111,452,746,518
1993 $1,636,101,247 $128,889,262,951
1994 $1,825,732,093 $146,683,778,959
1995 $1,970,301,486 $169,278,916,593
1996 $2,128,696,644 $183,035,237,429
1997 $2,090,221,137 $150,180,456,566
1998 $1,653,146,717 $113,675,596,788
1999 $1,936,459,986 $126,669,211,779
2000 $1,678,219,508 $126,392,224,254
2001 $1,652,462,023 $120,296,476,180
2002 $1,833,279,985 $134,300,904,400
2003 $2,300,492,465 $152,280,615,246
2004 $2,708,078,477 $172,895,685,155
2005 $2,980,403,845 $189,318,408,469
2006 $3,076,305,453 $221,758,296,022
2007 $3,378,314,600 $262,942,621,455
2008 $3,523,185,920 $291,382,982,431
2009 $2,870,624,636 $281,710,630,187
2010 $3,140,166,713 $341,104,766,329
2011 $3,779,411,899 $370,818,739,624
2012 $3,972,028,104 $397,558,325,279
2013 $4,189,967,999 $420,333,654,593
2014 $4,857,104,769 $407,339,040,198
2015 $4,682,479,894 $401,296,238,228
2016 $4,930,213,644 $413,366,349,748
2017 $5,353,469,174 $456,356,813,537
2018 $5,581,425,327 $506,754,208,404
2019 $5,444,407,198 $543,976,691,794
2020 $4,432,466,220 $500,461,898,480
2021 $4,305,031,650 $506,194,668,790
2022 $4,969,503,549 $495,644,697,588
2023 $5,442,046,553 $515,906,283,941
2024 $5,840,564,073 $526,411,265,428

Fiji and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Fiji Thailand
1960 $277.4 $102.8
1961 $280.3 $109.7
1962 $285.5 $116.2
1963 $291.4 $120.7
1964 $306 $128.6
1965 $311 $140.9
1966 $310 $164.5
1967 $326 $170.7
1968 $327 $178.8
1969 $350 $191.4
1970 $414 $197.1
1971 $458 $199.7
1972 $575 $215.6
1973 $762 $278.3
1974 $984 $343
1975 $1,188 $364
1976 $1,186 $405
1977 $1,204 $462
1978 $1,355 $548
1979 $1,627 $612
1980 $1,873 $709
1981 $1,879 $748
1982 $1,773 $770
1983 $1,628 $827
1984 $1,667 $847
1985 $1,577 $774
1986 $1,745 $842
1987 $1,569 $970
1988 $1,463 $1,164
1989 $1,543 $1,342
1990 $1,729 $1,559
1991 $1,775 $1,766
1992 $1,951 $1,972
1993 $2,070 $2,245
1994 $2,297 $2,518
1995 $2,467 $2,864
1996 $2,648 $3,055
1997 $2,574 $2,473
1998 $2,010 $1,848
1999 $2,328 $2,033
2000 $1,996 $2,006
2001 $1,945 $1,890
2002 $2,137 $2,090
2003 $2,656 $2,348
2004 $3,097 $2,642
2005 $3,378 $2,868
2006 $3,455 $3,331
2007 $3,763 $3,919
2008 $3,900 $4,309
2009 $3,164 $4,135
2010 $3,449 $4,974
2011 $4,140 $5,374
2012 $4,341 $5,726
2013 $4,572 $6,018
2014 $5,293 $5,801
2015 $5,098 $5,689
2016 $5,364 $5,834
2017 $5,827 $6,413
2018 $6,085 $7,100
2019 $5,951 $7,606
2020 $4,844 $6,986
2021 $4,696 $7,057
2022 $5,405 $6,909
2023 $5,889 $7,195
2024 $6,288 $7,345

Fiji vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji Thailand
1950 51.7 45.2
1951 52.2 45.9
1952 52.6 46.5
1953 53.4 47.1
1954 54.2 47.6
1955 55.3 48.1
1956 56.2 48.6
1957 57.1 49.1
1958 57.8 49.5
1959 58.2 50.1
1960 58.6 50.6
1961 59.1 51.1
1962 59.7 51.4
1963 60.2 52
1964 60.7 52.5
1965 61.4 53.1
1966 61.6 53.7
1967 61.4 54.3
1968 61.7 55
1969 61.4 55.7
1970 61.7 56.5
1971 61.7 57.1
1972 61.6 57.7
1973 60.6 58.3
1974 61.2 59
1975 61.7 59.7
1976 62.1 60.4
1977 62.7 60.9
1978 63.1 61.3
1979 62.3 61.7
1980 62.4 62.2
1981 62.3 62.9
1982 62.2 63.6
1983 62.9 64.5
1984 63.2 65.5
1985 64 66.5
1986 64 67.3
1987 64.3 67.8
1988 65 68.2
1989 65.4 68.6
1990 65.1 68.9
1991 65.5 69.1
1992 65.4 69.4
1993 65.5 69.6
1994 65.8 69.7
1995 66 69.8
1996 66.2 69.9
1997 66.3 70.4
1998 66.5 70.7
1999 66.7 71
2000 66.2 71.2
2001 66.2 71.5
2002 65.5 71.8
2003 65.7 72.1
2004 65.8 72.1
2005 66 72.9
2006 66.1 73.3
2007 66.2 73.8
2008 66.3 74.2
2009 66.3 74.7
2010 66.8 75
2011 66.9 75.3
2012 65.8 75.6
2013 66.5 76
2014 66.6 76.3
2015 66.5 76.6
2016 66.7 76.8
2017 67.1 77
2018 67 77.2
2019 67 77.2
2020 66.9 77.3
2021 64.9 77.6
2022 67.1 75.3
2023 67.3 76.4
2024 67.5 76.6
2025 67.6 76.8

Fiji and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

Thailand
Year Population
Fiji Thailand
1960 404,887 26,851,747
1961 417,406 27,650,334
1962 430,536 28,481,040
1963 444,276 29,342,322
1964 458,324 30,232,141
1965 472,575 31,149,337
1966 486,487 32,086,071
1967 498,873 33,037,801
1968 510,002 34,002,560
1969 520,797 34,973,782
1970 531,188 35,954,408
1971 541,121 36,937,387
1972 550,499 37,933,929
1973 559,222 38,947,787
1974 567,489 39,952,891
1975 575,906 40,940,005
1976 585,534 41,896,504
1977 597,805 42,843,974
1978 612,091 43,788,976
1979 626,862 44,718,434
1980 641,975 45,650,022
1981 657,471 46,575,855
1982 673,414 47,494,577
1983 689,835 48,423,309
1984 706,716 49,351,708
1985 723,761 50,270,753
1986 739,306 51,177,834
1987 750,540 52,074,105
1988 758,697 52,969,595
1989 766,321 53,848,956
1990 773,316 54,738,329
1991 779,656 55,637,434
1992 785,346 56,528,834
1993 790,369 57,408,198
1994 794,771 58,260,854
1995 798,746 59,098,232
1996 803,789 59,920,064
1997 812,139 60,724,584
1998 822,258 61,522,630
1999 831,828 62,299,043
2000 840,909 63,007,815
2001 849,596 63,651,141
2002 858,049 64,266,437
2003 866,286 64,868,166
2004 874,366 65,452,047
2005 882,379 66,017,420
2006 890,365 66,567,687
2007 897,832 67,102,394
2008 903,399 67,619,830
2009 907,239 68,121,080
2010 910,419 68,579,447
2011 912,989 69,007,208
2012 914,918 69,436,098
2013 916,352 69,845,114
2014 917,585 70,216,367
2015 918,578 70,540,795
2016 919,166 70,859,841
2017 918,759 71,160,187
2018 917,180 71,376,079
2019 914,899 71,522,271
2020 914,963 71,641,484
2021 916,711 71,727,332
2022 919,422 71,735,329
2023 924,145 71,702,435
2024 928,784 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Fiji and Thailand

Fertility rate
Fiji

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Fiji Thailand
1960 6.36 6.33
1961 6.28 6.32
1962 6.2 6.33
1963 6.09 6.34
1964 5.96 6.31
1965 5.76 6.26
1966 5.55 6.18
1967 5.33 6.08
1968 5.11 5.93
1969 4.91 5.7
1970 4.71 5.45
1971 4.51 5.25
1972 4.32 5.08
1973 4.16 4.85
1974 4.07 4.6
1975 4.1 4.36
1976 4.12 4.12
1977 4.11 3.87
1978 4.1 3.62
1979 4.08 3.45
1980 4.04 3.29
1981 3.99 3.13
1982 3.94 2.94
1983 3.88 2.76
1984 3.8 2.58
1985 3.66 2.45
1986 3.54 2.36
1987 3.48 2.26
1988 3.43 2.17
1989 3.4 2.14
1990 3.39 2.07
1991 3.37 2.04
1992 3.33 2.01
1993 3.29 1.97
1994 3.26 1.93
1995 3.25 1.89
1996 3.25 1.87
1997 3.19 1.85
1998 3.12 1.82
1999 3.05 1.77
2000 2.99 1.73
2001 2.97 1.71
2002 2.97 1.69
2003 2.96 1.67
2004 2.94 1.67
2005 2.92 1.64
2006 2.91 1.63
2007 2.87 1.62
2008 2.82 1.59
2009 2.76 1.57
2010 2.7 1.56
2011 2.63 1.57
2012 2.61 1.56
2013 2.6 1.53
2014 2.59 1.48
2015 2.57 1.45
2016 2.52 1.4
2017 2.46 1.36
2018 2.42 1.32
2019 2.38 1.29
2020 2.36 1.26
2021 2.33 1.23
2022 2.31 1.22
2023 2.28 1.21

Fiji and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Fiji Thailand
1960 16.7 18
1961 16.7 17.9
1962 16.6 17.7
1963 16.6 17.6
1964 16.7 17.5
1965 16.7 17.4
1966 16.7 17.3
1967 16.8 17.3
1968 16.9 17.3
1969 17.1 17.4
1970 17.2 17.5
1971 17.4 17.6
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.8 18
1974 18.1 18.2
1975 18.3 18.4
1976 18.5 18.7
1977 18.8 18.9
1978 19 19.2
1979 19.1 19.5
1980 19.3 19.9
1981 19.5 20.2
1982 19.6 20.6
1983 19.8 21
1984 20 21.5
1985 20.1 21.9
1986 20.3 22.4
1987 20.5 22.8
1988 20.6 23.3
1989 20.8 23.7
1990 20.9 24.3
1991 21 24.8
1992 21.1 25.4
1993 21.2 26
1994 21.3 26.6
1995 21.5 27.2
1996 21.6 27.7
1997 21.8 28.3
1998 22.1 28.9
1999 22.3 29.5
2000 22.6 30
2001 22.8 30.5
2002 23.1 30.9
2003 23.4 31.3
2004 23.6 31.7
2005 23.9 32.2
2006 24.2 32.6
2007 24.5 33.1
2008 24.8 33.6
2009 25 34
2010 25.3 34.5
2011 25.6 35
2012 25.9 35.4
2013 26.1 35.9
2014 26.4 36.3
2015 26.7 36.8
2016 26.9 37.3
2017 27.2 37.7
2018 27.5 38.2
2019 27.8 38.7
2020 28.1 39.2
2021 28.3 39.7
2022 28.5 40.2
2023 28.7 40.7
2024 28.9 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Fiji Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Fiji Thailand
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
54.3%
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
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
34
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
91.1%
2022
English speaking
20.6%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Fiji Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji Thailand
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
436,817 mi
2020

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