Fiji vs Solomon Islands

Fiji and Solomon Islands compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Fiji has about 1.1 times as many people as Solomon Islands: 933,154 against 838,645 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Fiji ($6,642) is about 3.2 times as high as in Solomon Islands ($2,086) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Solomon Islands (3.6%) than in Fiji (3.2%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Solomon Islands (3.4%) than in Fiji (-1.4%), a difference of 4.8 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Fiji (5.3%) than in Solomon Islands (1.4%), a difference of 3.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Solomon Islands can expect to live 3.2 years longer than one born in Fiji: 70.7 years against 67.5 years in 2024.
• The population of Fiji is older: half of its people are over 27.7 years, against 20.3 years in Solomon Islands in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Fiji (74.7%) than in Solomon Islands (29%), a difference of 45.7 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Fiji (1.6 tonnes) are about 4.2 times as high as in Solomon Islands (0.38 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Solomon Islands (89.8%) than in Fiji (61.7%), a difference of 28.1 percentage points in 2024.