Eswatini vs Fiji
Eswatini has 1.3× the population of Fiji: 1,256,174 vs 933,154, a gap of 323,020. Eswatini is growing faster (+1.07% vs +0.47% a year), adding about 13,423 people a year against +4,380. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Fiji is the older society: 6.6% aged 65+ against 4.3% in Eswatini, while Eswatini has more children (33.0% under 15 vs 26.8%). Eswatini is 1.4× as densely populated (71.5 vs 50.6 people per km²). People in Fiji live 3.2 years longer on average (67.5 vs 64.3). GDP per capita is 1.6× higher in Fiji ($6,642 vs $4,108).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Eswatini) and 2025 (Fiji); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Eswatini vs Fiji — side by side
 Eswatini |  Fiji | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,256,1742025 | 933,1542025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.07%2025 | +0.47%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 23.62024 | 17.92024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 7.72024 | 9.52024 |
| Children per woman | 2.722024 | 2.272024 |
| Life expectancy | 64.3 yrs2024 | 67.5 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 33.0%2025 | 26.8%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 4.3%2025 | 6.6%2025 |
| Density | 71.5 /km²2023 | 50.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 17,360 km²2023 | 18,270 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 26.7%2025 | 59.5%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -5,7752025 | -3,2882025 |
| GDP per capita | $4,1082025 | $6,6422025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #158 | #161 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Eswatini: 3.6× from 1960 to 2025; Fiji: 2.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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