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Fiji vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Fiji has a population of 929K (ranked 159/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Fiji's land area is 7,054 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 152nd vs. 117th).

By GDP, Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Fiji UAE
Population
936456
11372700
Population rank 159/197 86/197
GDP
$5.84B
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 161/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$6,288
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 111/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$16,032
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$4.49B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
76.4%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,839
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 82/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,882
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
7,054 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.28
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
28.9 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Fiji and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Fiji and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Fiji

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Fiji UAE
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 $685,986,701
1971 $247,749,328 $939,893,600
1972 $316,656,649 $1,415,086,929
1973 $425,950,488 $4,231,243,616
1974 $558,587,097 $11,651,505,689
1975 $684,282,434 $14,720,728,249
1976 $694,540,806 $19,213,158,779
1977 $719,501,766 $24,871,775,165
1978 $829,267,889 $23,775,764,225
1979 $1,019,691,460 $31,225,659,621
1980 $1,202,618,816 $43,599,160,050
1981 $1,235,626,771 $49,333,424,135
1982 $1,194,059,943 $46,622,718,605
1983 $1,123,085,190 $42,803,323,345
1984 $1,178,000,678 $41,807,954,236
1985 $1,141,168,944 $40,603,650,232
1986 $1,290,267,340 $33,943,612,095
1987 $1,177,947,965 $36,384,908,744
1988 $1,110,009,523 $36,275,674,203
1989 $1,182,660,266 $41,464,995,914
1990 $1,337,017,559 $50,701,443,748
1991 $1,383,883,250 $51,552,165,622
1992 $1,532,411,039 $54,239,171,888
1993 $1,636,101,247 $55,625,170,253
1994 $1,825,732,093 $59,305,093,980
1995 $1,970,301,486 $65,743,666,576
1996 $2,128,696,644 $73,571,233,996
1997 $2,090,221,137 $78,839,008,445
1998 $1,653,146,717 $75,674,336,283
1999 $1,936,459,986 $84,445,473,111
2000 $1,678,219,508 $104,337,372,362
2001 $1,652,462,023 $103,311,640,572
2002 $1,833,279,985 $109,816,201,498
2003 $2,300,492,465 $124,346,358,067
2004 $2,708,078,477 $147,824,370,320
2005 $2,980,403,845 $180,617,467,965
2006 $3,076,305,453 $222,116,541,865
2007 $3,378,314,600 $257,916,133,424
2008 $3,523,185,920 $315,474,615,739
2009 $2,870,624,636 $253,547,358,747
2010 $3,140,166,713 $300,189,052,689
2011 $3,779,411,899 $360,832,739,551
2012 $3,972,028,104 $384,610,125,391
2013 $4,189,967,999 $400,218,529,748
2014 $4,857,104,769 $414,105,366,753
2015 $4,682,479,894 $370,275,469,571
2016 $4,930,213,644 $369,255,326,236
2017 $5,353,469,174 $390,516,804,030
2018 $5,581,425,327 $427,049,432,158
2019 $5,444,407,198 $417,989,721,743
2020 $4,432,466,220 $349,473,015,330
2021 $4,305,031,650 $415,178,792,757
2022 $4,969,503,549 $502,731,935,194
2023 $5,442,046,553 $514,130,432,648
2024 $5,840,564,073 $537,078,829,135

Fiji and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Fiji

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Fiji UAE
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 $2,394
1971 $458 $2,805
1972 $575 $3,675
1973 $762 $9,696
1974 $984 $23,823
1975 $1,188 $27,117
1976 $1,186 $31,197
1977 $1,204 $35,020
1978 $1,355 $29,379
1979 $1,627 $34,238
1980 $1,873 $42,925
1981 $1,879 $44,854
1982 $1,773 $39,972
1983 $1,628 $34,650
1984 $1,667 $32,012
1985 $1,577 $29,468
1986 $1,745 $23,132
1987 $1,569 $23,113
1988 $1,463 $21,570
1989 $1,543 $23,167
1990 $1,729 $26,710
1991 $1,775 $25,691
1992 $1,951 $25,648
1993 $2,070 $25,033
1994 $2,297 $25,473
1995 $2,467 $27,003
1996 $2,648 $28,323
1997 $2,574 $27,983
1998 $2,010 $24,889
1999 $2,328 $25,856
2000 $1,996 $29,866
2001 $1,945 $27,745
2002 $2,137 $27,754
2003 $2,656 $29,660
2004 $3,097 $33,377
2005 $3,378 $38,719
2006 $3,455 $44,343
2007 $3,763 $45,855
2008 $3,900 $50,054
2009 $3,164 $37,803
2010 $3,449 $43,697
2011 $4,140 $50,789
2012 $4,341 $52,034
2013 $4,572 $52,024
2014 $5,293 $51,381
2015 $5,098 $43,535
2016 $5,364 $41,326
2017 $5,827 $42,341
2018 $6,085 $45,690
2019 $5,951 $44,251
2020 $4,844 $37,174
2021 $4,696 $43,360
2022 $5,405 $49,899
2023 $5,889 $49,041
2024 $6,288 $49,378

Fiji vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Fiji

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Fiji UAE
1950 51.7 42.1
1951 52.2 42.9
1952 52.6 43.6
1953 53.4 44.4
1954 54.2 45.2
1955 55.3 46
1956 56.2 46.9
1957 57.1 47.8
1958 57.8 48.8
1959 58.2 49.7
1960 58.6 50.7
1961 59.1 51.6
1962 59.7 52.5
1963 60.2 53.5
1964 60.7 54.5
1965 61.4 55.5
1966 61.6 56.6
1967 61.4 57.6
1968 61.7 58.7
1969 61.4 59.8
1970 61.7 60.8
1971 61.7 61.8
1972 61.6 62.7
1973 60.6 63.5
1974 61.2 64.4
1975 61.7 65.1
1976 62.1 65.8
1977 62.7 66.5
1978 63.1 67.1
1979 62.3 67.6
1980 62.4 68.2
1981 62.3 68.6
1982 62.2 69.1
1983 62.9 69.4
1984 63.2 69.8
1985 64 70.1
1986 64 70.4
1987 64.3 70.6
1988 65 70.8
1989 65.4 71
1990 65.1 71.1
1991 65.5 71.1
1992 65.4 71.2
1993 65.5 71.2
1994 65.8 71.2
1995 66 71.4
1996 66.2 71.8
1997 66.3 72.6
1998 66.5 73.7
1999 66.7 75
2000 66.2 76.3
2001 66.2 77.6
2002 65.5 78.7
2003 65.7 79.6
2004 65.8 80.3
2005 66 80.8
2006 66.1 81.2
2007 66.2 81.4
2008 66.3 81.6
2009 66.3 81.7
2010 66.8 81.9
2011 66.9 81.9
2012 65.8 81.9
2013 66.5 82
2014 66.6 82
2015 66.5 82.1
2016 66.7 82.2
2017 67.1 82.4
2018 67 82.4
2019 67 82.6
2020 66.9 81.9
2021 64.9 79.1
2022 67.1 80.5
2023 67.3 82.9
2024 67.5 83.1
2025 67.6 83.2

Fiji and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Fiji

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Fiji UAE
1960 404,887 131,334
1961 417,406 137,989
1962 430,536 144,946
1963 444,276 152,211
1964 458,324 159,692
1965 472,575 167,103
1966 486,487 173,976
1967 498,873 179,700
1968 510,002 199,416
1969 520,797 239,660
1970 531,188 286,536
1971 541,121 335,027
1972 550,499 385,014
1973 559,222 436,399
1974 567,489 489,087
1975 575,906 542,856
1976 585,534 615,866
1977 597,805 710,209
1978 612,091 809,274
1979 626,862 912,010
1980 641,975 1,015,700
1981 657,471 1,099,855
1982 673,414 1,166,370
1983 689,835 1,235,305
1984 706,716 1,305,996
1985 723,761 1,377,911
1986 739,306 1,467,383
1987 750,540 1,574,244
1988 758,697 1,681,788
1989 766,321 1,789,851
1990 773,316 1,898,220
1991 779,656 2,006,626
1992 785,346 2,114,730
1993 790,369 2,222,093
1994 794,771 2,328,188
1995 798,746 2,434,662
1996 803,789 2,597,564
1997 812,139 2,817,410
1998 822,258 3,040,421
1999 831,828 3,266,009
2000 840,909 3,493,575
2001 849,596 3,723,590
2002 858,049 3,956,826
2003 866,286 4,192,457
2004 874,366 4,428,967
2005 882,379 4,664,790
2006 890,365 5,009,100
2007 897,832 5,624,635
2008 903,399 6,302,664
2009 907,239 6,707,058
2010 910,419 6,869,838
2011 912,989 7,104,538
2012 914,918 7,391,448
2013 916,352 7,693,031
2014 917,585 8,059,440
2015 918,578 8,505,237
2016 919,166 8,935,095
2017 918,759 9,223,225
2018 917,180 9,346,701
2019 914,899 9,445,785
2020 914,963 9,401,038
2021 916,711 9,575,152
2022 919,422 10,074,977
2023 924,145 10,483,751
2024 928,784 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Fiji and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Fiji

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Fiji UAE
1960 6.36 6.5
1961 6.28 6.49
1962 6.2 6.49
1963 6.09 6.5
1964 5.96 6.49
1965 5.76 6.5
1966 5.55 6.5
1967 5.33 6.51
1968 5.11 6.53
1969 4.91 6.52
1970 4.71 6.52
1971 4.51 6.52
1972 4.32 6.5
1973 4.16 6.46
1974 4.07 6.41
1975 4.1 6.35
1976 4.12 6.29
1977 4.11 6.22
1978 4.1 6.15
1979 4.08 6.06
1980 4.04 5.95
1981 3.99 5.81
1982 3.94 5.66
1983 3.88 5.48
1984 3.8 5.3
1985 3.66 5.13
1986 3.54 5
1987 3.48 4.88
1988 3.43 4.77
1989 3.4 4.65
1990 3.39 4.51
1991 3.37 4.25
1992 3.33 4.09
1993 3.29 3.82
1994 3.26 3.76
1995 3.25 3.28
1996 3.25 3.06
1997 3.19 2.83
1998 3.12 2.77
1999 3.05 2.79
2000 2.99 2.73
2001 2.97 2.62
2002 2.97 2.54
2003 2.96 2.49
2004 2.94 2.38
2005 2.92 2.23
2006 2.91 1.96
2007 2.87 1.79
2008 2.82 1.52
2009 2.76 1.58
2010 2.7 1.57
2011 2.63 1.54
2012 2.61 1.53
2013 2.6 1.53
2014 2.59 1.48
2015 2.57 1.42
2016 2.52 1.37
2017 2.46 1.35
2018 2.42 1.29
2019 2.38 1.25
2020 2.36 1.29
2021 2.33 1.16
2022 2.31 1.15
2023 2.28 1.2

Fiji and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Fiji

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Fiji UAE
1960 16.7 19.6
1961 16.7 20.1
1962 16.6 20.6
1963 16.6 21
1964 16.7 21.5
1965 16.7 22
1966 16.7 22.6
1967 16.8 23.3
1968 16.9 23.5
1969 17.1 23.1
1970 17.2 23
1971 17.4 23.2
1972 17.6 23.6
1973 17.8 24.1
1974 18.1 24.7
1975 18.3 25.4
1976 18.5 25.6
1977 18.8 25.4
1978 19 25.5
1979 19.1 25.8
1980 19.3 26.2
1981 19.5 26.4
1982 19.6 26.4
1983 19.8 26.4
1984 20 26.4
1985 20.1 26.6
1986 20.3 26.5
1987 20.5 26.1
1988 20.6 25.9
1989 20.8 25.8
1990 20.9 25.8
1991 21 26
1992 21.1 26.4
1993 21.2 26.8
1994 21.3 27.4
1995 21.5 28
1996 21.6 28.1
1997 21.8 27.9
1998 22.1 27.9
1999 22.3 28
2000 22.6 28.2
2001 22.8 28.6
2002 23.1 29.1
2003 23.4 29.6
2004 23.6 30.3
2005 23.9 30.9
2006 24.2 31.4
2007 24.5 31.6
2008 24.8 31.6
2009 25 31.6
2010 25.3 31.7
2011 25.6 31.7
2012 25.9 31.7
2013 26.1 31.7
2014 26.4 31.8
2015 26.7 31.8
2016 26.9 31.8
2017 27.2 31.8
2018 27.5 31.8
2019 27.8 31.8
2020 28.1 31.8
2021 28.3 31.9
2022 28.5 31.9
2023 28.7 32.2
2024 28.9 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Fiji UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$5.27B
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
30.7%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.25%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.32%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.29%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.36%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
56.2%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
14.1%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
59.1
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2019
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2019
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$1.6B
2024
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$430M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
168,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
19.2%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Fiji UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
584 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.2
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.21 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.39 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
28.4%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
60.1%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
50.1%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
99.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Fiji UAE
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,278
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
59.2%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.39 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
52.2
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
58
2025
68
2024
Higher education index
57
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.17
2020
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.1%
2018
98.8%
2024
English speaking
20.6%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
79.3%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Fiji UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$212.9
2023
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$17.7
2023
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
67.6 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.6%
2023
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.81
2015
2.91
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
30
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
29.1
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
34.9%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.6%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.6%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.58 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Fiji UAE
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
7,595 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,203 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,479 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,138 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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