Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Solomon Islands is 55% bigger than Fiji
Fiji: 18,333 km² (2024) · Solomon Islands: 28,446 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Solomon Islands’ coastline is 4.7 times as long as Fiji’s
Fiji: 1,129 km (2026 edition) · Solomon Islands: 5,313 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The Solomon Islands’ highest peak towers 1,011 m above Fiji’s
Fiji: 1,324 m (2026 edition) · Solomon Islands: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 17% of Fiji, versus 4.1% of the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 17% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 4.1% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Fiji has 11% more people than the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 933,154 (2025) · Solomon Islands: 838,645 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Fiji is 70% more densely populated than the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 51 per km² (2025) · Solomon Islands: 30 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Fiji are 10.9 cm taller than in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 174 cm (2019) · Solomon Islands: 163.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Fiji are 7.5 cm taller than in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 164.3 cm (2019) · Solomon Islands: 156.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Fiji is 7.4 years older than in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 27.7 years (2023) · Solomon Islands: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the Solomon Islands have 1.2 more children on average than in Fiji
Fiji: 2.27 children per woman (2024) · Solomon Islands: 3.51 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.6% of people in Fiji are 65 or older, versus 3.7% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 6.6% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 3.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Fiji: 0.016 per 1,000 (2025) · Solomon Islands: 0 per 1,000 (2024)
How many official languages?
Fiji has 3 official languages, the Solomon Islands 1
Fiji: 3 (2026) · Solomon Islands: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Fiji’s economy is 3.5 times the size of the Solomon Islands’
Fiji: $6.2 billion (2025) · Solomon Islands: $1.75 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Fiji produces 5.9 times as much per person as the Solomon Islands
Fiji: Int$16,338 (2025) · Solomon Islands: Int$2,788 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Fiji: 30.7 (2019) · Solomon Islands: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Fiji: 4.7% (2019) · Solomon Islands: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.3% in Fiji, versus 1.4% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 5.3% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 1.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Fiji: 1.3% (2025) · Solomon Islands: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Fiji’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, the Solomon Islands’ 23%
Fiji: 23.9% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 23.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The Solomon Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Fiji’s
Fiji: 41% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 75% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Fiji spends 91% more on health per person than the Solomon Islands
Fiji: $213 (2023) · Solomon Islands: $111 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the Solomon Islands live 3.2 years longer than in Fiji
Fiji: 67.5 years (2024) · Solomon Islands: 70.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Fiji is 43% more likely to die before turning one than in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 23.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Solomon Islands: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Fiji has 3.4 times as many doctors per person as the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 0.8 per 1,000 (2015) · Solomon Islands: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Fiji: 1.9 per 1,000 (2017) · Solomon Islands: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the Solomon Islands is 65% higher than in Fiji
Fiji: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Solomon Islands: 14.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Fiji are obese, versus 21% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 39.3% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 20.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
38% of adults in the Solomon Islands smoke, versus 26% in Fiji
Fiji: 25.8% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 38.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Fiji drink 6 times as much alcohol as in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 3.5 litres (2023) · Solomon Islands: 0.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Fiji has 4 times as much meat per person as the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 63.2 kg (2023) · Solomon Islands: 15.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Fiji has 772 kcal more food per person per day than the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Solomon Islands: 2,166 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Fiji went to school 4.5 years longer than in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 10.4 years (2023) · Solomon Islands: 5.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Fiji welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as the Solomon Islands (2019)
Fiji: 1 (2024) · Solomon Islands: 0.04 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Fiji and the Solomon Islands are practically level
Fiji: 1 (2026) · Solomon Islands: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Fiji has won 4 Olympic medals, the Solomon Islands none
Fiji: 4 (2026 edition) · Solomon Islands: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Fiji are online, versus 29% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 75% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 29% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Fiji is 32% faster than in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 117 Mbps (2026) · Solomon Islands: 89 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Fiji have electricity, versus 82% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 95.9% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 81.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Fiji live in cities, versus 31% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 60% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 31% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Fiji has 112 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Solomon Islands 62
Fiji: 112 (2022) · Solomon Islands: 62 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Fiji fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 2.31 (2023) · Solomon Islands: 0.19 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 90% of the Solomon Islands, but only 62% of Fiji
Fiji: 61.7% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 89.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Fiji emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 1.6 t (2024) · Solomon Islands: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
63% of Fiji’s electricity is renewable, versus 9.1% in the Solomon Islands
Fiji: 63.5% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 9.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Solomon Islands carries 23% more fine dust than in Fiji
Fiji: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Solomon Islands: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Fiji: 2.1 per 100k (2023) · Solomon Islands: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the Solomon Islands are 91% deadlier than in Fiji
Fiji: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Solomon Islands: 13.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Solomon Islands is on average 1.7 °C warmer than Fiji
Fiji: 24.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Solomon Islands: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Solomon Islands gets 59% more rain than Fiji
Fiji: 2,668 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Solomon Islands: 4,245 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Fiji bigger than the Solomon Islands?
The Solomon Islands is larger. The Solomon Islands is 55% bigger than Fiji.
Which has more people, Fiji or the Solomon Islands?
Fiji has 11% more people than the Solomon Islands (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Fiji or the Solomon Islands?
People in the Solomon Islands live 3.2 years longer than in Fiji. Life expectancy at birth is 67.5 years in Fiji and 70.7 in the Solomon Islands.
Are people taller in Fiji or the Solomon Islands?
Men in Fiji are 10.9 cm taller than in the Solomon Islands (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).