Table 3 Overview of PICs.
From: How can pacific island countries meet their nationally determined contributions?
Country | Population (approx.) | GDP per Capita ($) | Fossil fuel imports (% of GDP) | Electricity access 2018 (%) | Land Area (km2) | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook Islands | 19,200 | 19,139.6 | 28 | 100 | 237 | 14 islands, approx. 90% of population of 8 southern islands |
Fiji | 895,000 | 6,134.2 | 13.3 | 100 | 18,333 | 320 islands, ~one-third populated |
Kiribati | 115,500 | 1,587.0 | 9 | 100 | 811 | 32 widely dispersed atolls |
Marshall Islands | 54,800 | 4,198.7 | 26.6 | 96 | 181 | 34 islands (29 atolls and 5 raised coral islands) |
Nauru | 12,700 | 9,297.0 | 8.5 | 100 | 21 | Single island |
Niue | 1,800 | 18,099.6 | 19.9 | 100 | 259 | Single island |
Palau | 18,600 | 14,840.4 | 11.9 | 100 | 444 | ~340 islands |
PNG | 9,288,000 | 2,677.5 | 5.6 | 59 | 462,840 | 600+ islands |
FS Micronesia | 102,000 | 4,098.4 | 12.5 | 82 | 701 | 607 islands over four states |
Samoa | 200,900 | 4,231.3 | 16.9 | 100 | 2934 | 10 islands |
Solomon Islands | 684,900 | 2,060.9 | 16.4 | 67 | 28,230 | ~1000 islands, 350 inhabited |
Tonga | 105,100 | 4,793.5 | 10.4 | 99 | 749 | 176 islands, 36 inhabited |
Tuvalu | 11,600 | 3,661.3 | 20.7 | 100 | 26 | 6 atolls and 3 raised coral islands |
Vanuatu | 290,200 | 3,196.2 | 6 | 62 | 12,281 | 80+ islands, 65 inhabited |
