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The Pacific Islands in numbers
The 22 countries and territories that the Pacific Community (SPC) reports on, side by side: people, land, ocean and economy from SPC’s official statistics, and the earthquakes and storms happening near them now.
- 14,273,039people across the 2275% of them in Papua New Guinea
- 540,658 km²of land
- 28,038,828 km²of ocean in their exclusive economic zones
- 98.1%of the region’s area is ocean
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Circles sit on each capital and are sized by people; the largest six are named. Select a circle for the country page. The dashed lines are the equator and the 180° meridian.
Compare all 22
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| Country or territory | Population | Land area | Ocean area | GDP per person | Life expectancy (women / men) | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New GuineaMelanesia · Independent | 10,669,942 | 452,860 km² | 2,402,290 km² | US$2,939 | 66.9 / 64.2 | 23 |
| FijiMelanesia · Independent | 931,024 | 18,270 km² | 1,282,980 km² | US$6,442 | 68.1 / 64.3 | 28 |
| Solomon IslandsMelanesia · Independent | 828,857 | 27,990 km² | 1,553,440 km² | US$2,005 | 67.3 / 62.6 | 21 |
| VanuatuMelanesia · Independent | 331,470 | 12,190 km² | 663,251 km² | US$4,009 | 74.2 / 71.6 | 21 |
| New CaledoniaMelanesia · Part of France (special collectivity) | 294,010 | 18,280 km² | 1,422,540 km² | US$29,462 | 79.3 / 75.1 | 35 |
| French PolynesiaPolynesia · Part of France (overseas collectivity) | 282,147 | 3,471 km² | 4,767,240 km² | US$22,550 | 79.1 / 74.5 | 36 |
| SamoaPolynesia · Independent | 218,697 | 2,780 km² | 127,950 km² | US$5,868 | 71.6 / 69.1 | 20 |
| GuamMicronesia · US territory | 168,399 | 540 km² | 221,504 km² | US$41,827 | 78.9 / 73.9 | 32 |
| KiribatiMicronesia · Independent | 135,509 | 810 km² | 3,441,810 km² | US$2,569 | 64.0 / 57.8 | 23 |
| Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia · Independent | 113,428 | 700 km² | 2,996,420 km² | US$3,919 | 68.7 / 63.0 | 24 |
| TongaPolynesia · Independent | 103,972 | 720 km² | 659,558 km² | US$6,206 | 78.7 / 70.9 | 21 |
| American SamoaPolynesia · US territory | 46,389 | 200 km² | 404,391 km² | US$18,001 | 77.8 / 71.1 | 29 |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMicronesia · US commonwealth | 43,887 | 460 km² | 749,268 km² | US$23,759 | 77.3 / 74.4 | 38 |
| Marshall IslandsMicronesia · Independent | 36,914 | 180 km² | 1,990,530 km² | US$7,305 | 72.5 / 71.3 | 21 |
| PalauMicronesia · Independent | 17,684 | 460 km² | 603,978 km² | US$15,783 | 77.8 / 68.1 | 39 |
| Cook IslandsPolynesia · Self-governing | 13,491 | 240 km² | 1,830,000 km² | US$29,646 | 78.5 / 71.7 | 37 |
| NauruMicronesia · Independent | 11,988 | 20 km² | 308,480 km² | US$17,740 | 67.1 / 60.9 | 21 |
| Wallis and FutunaPolynesia · Part of France (overseas collectivity) | 11,235 | 140 km² | 258,269 km² | US$18,106 | 78.7 / 72.8 | 38 |
| TuvaluPolynesia · Independent | 9,564 | 30 km² | 749,790 km² | US$5,800 | 66.5 / 63.9 | 25 |
| TokelauPolynesia · New Zealand territory | 2,560 | 10 km² | 319,031 km² | US$4,692 | 70.4 / 67.8 | 28 |
| NiuePolynesia · Self-governing | 1,822 | 260 km² | 450,000 km² | US$17,306 | 75.2 / 72.5 | 37 |
| Pitcairn IslandsPolynesia · British overseas territory | 50 | 47 km² | 836,108 km² | US$2,429 | — | — |
Latest figure for each country; years differ by country and topic (each country page shows the year). Ocean area is the exclusive economic zone, the sea a country controls for fishing and resources.
Happening near the islands now
Earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and over this week within 1,000 km of a Pacific capital, and storms, floods, volcanoes and fires within 1,500 km. More on the Live Earth map.
- M 6.4 · 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsEarthquake · 630 km from Honiara, Solomon Islands · 9 Nov 2026, 03:34 UTC
- M 5.8 · 148 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New GuineaEarthquake · 920 km from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · 12 Nov 2026, 22:04 UTC
- M 5.2 · 21 km WNW of Popondetta, Papua New GuineaEarthquake · 120 km from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · 10 Nov 2026, 17:36 UTC
- M 5.2 · 19 km WSW of Lata, Solomon IslandsEarthquake · 640 km from Honiara, Solomon Islands · 10 Nov 2026, 03:37 UTC
- M 5.1 · 153 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New GuineaEarthquake · 930 km from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · 13 Nov 2026, 23:30 UTC
- M 5.1 · 81 km W of Panguna, Papua New GuineaEarthquake · 670 km from Honiara, Solomon Islands · 11 Nov 2026, 17:38 UTC
- M 5.1 · south of the Fiji IslandsEarthquake · 620 km from Suva, Fiji · 9 Nov 2026, 00:46 UTC
- M 5.1 · 91 km ENE of Hihifo, TongaEarthquake · 240 km from Apia, Samoa · 7 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC
- M 5.0 · 58 km NE of Fef, IndonesiaEarthquake · 910 km from Ngerulmud, Palau · 10 Nov 2026, 08:34 UTC
- M 4.9 · south of the Fiji IslandsEarthquake · 560 km from Suva, Fiji · 13 Nov 2026, 18:55 UTC
Figures: Pacific Community (SPC), Pacific Data Hub .Stat (Pocket summary). Live events: USGS, GDACS and NASA EONET.