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Afghanistan vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 40th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Solomon Islands
Population
44810409
854419
Population rank 36/197 161/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Afghanistan and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Afghanistan Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 - -
1971 - $50,056,883
1972 - $40,606,712
1973 - $55,272,109
1974 - $84,539,332
1975 - $74,620,320
1976 - $83,100,834
1977 - $93,145,283
1978 - $111,027,427
1979 - $151,276,496
1980 - $182,852,107
1981 - $193,750,541
1982 - $192,902,019
1983 - $181,220,399
1984 - $181,570,474
1985 - $165,524,943
1986 - $147,620,048
1987 - $155,128,542
1988 - $176,494,394
1989 - $172,882,411
1990 - $214,877,667
1991 - $227,540,473
1992 - $269,034,596
1993 - $300,746,361
1994 - $402,837,005
1995 - $469,443,202
1996 - $510,586,430
1997 - $526,554,006
1998 - $457,579,840
1999 - $488,024,514
2000 $3,521,418,060 $419,842,674
2001 $2,813,571,754 $409,508,553
2002 $3,825,701,439 $346,406,739
2003 $4,520,946,819 $417,668,983
2004 $5,224,896,719 $468,005,319
2005 $6,203,256,539 $552,864,570
2006 $6,971,758,282 $617,258,154
2007 $9,747,886,187 $695,295,348
2008 $10,109,297,048 $776,337,692
2009 $12,416,152,732 $805,557,563
2010 $15,856,668,556 $898,133,685
2011 $17,805,098,206 $1,063,895,361
2012 $19,907,329,778 $1,185,215,418
2013 $20,146,416,758 $1,285,911,586
2014 $20,497,128,556 $1,335,571,421
2015 $19,134,221,645 $1,307,909,888
2016 $18,116,572,395 $1,379,490,304
2017 $18,753,456,498 $1,469,789,119
2018 $18,053,222,687 $1,615,478,393
2019 $18,799,444,490 $1,619,155,017
2020 $19,955,929,052 $1,536,145,814
2021 $14,259,995,441 $1,522,794,913
2022 $14,497,243,872 $1,566,360,686
2023 $17,152,234,637 $1,660,896,531
2024 - $1,760,767,447

Afghanistan and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 - $162
1971 - $277.1
1972 - $219.5
1973 - $291.3
1974 - $433
1975 - $372
1976 - $401
1977 - $434
1978 - $500
1979 - $658
1980 - $768
1981 - $786
1982 - $756
1983 - $686
1984 - $665
1985 - $586
1986 - $506
1987 - $515
1988 - $567
1989 - $538
1990 - $648
1991 - $666
1992 - $764
1993 - $829
1994 - $1,078
1995 - $1,220
1996 - $1,289
1997 - $1,292
1998 - $1,092
1999 - $1,134
2000 $174.9 $953
2001 $138.7 $912
2002 $179 $757
2003 $198.9 $896
2004 $221.8 $986
2005 $254.2 $1,144
2006 $274.2 $1,256
2007 $376 $1,390
2008 $382 $1,526
2009 $452 $1,555
2010 $561 $1,685
2011 $607 $1,924
2012 $651 $2,066
2013 $637 $2,161
2014 $625 $2,165
2015 $566 $2,045
2016 $522 $2,083
2017 $525 $2,144
2018 $491 $2,278
2019 $497 $2,224
2020 $511 $2,063
2021 $356 $1,997
2022 $357 $2,005
2023 $414 $2,076
2024 - $2,149

Afghanistan vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Solomon Islands
1950 28.2 41.4
1951 28.6 42
1952 29 42.6
1953 29.5 43.2
1954 29.7 43.7
1955 30.4 44.3
1956 30.8 42.8
1957 31.3 45.7
1958 31.8 46.3
1959 32.3 47
1960 32.8 47.7
1961 33.3 48.3
1962 33.8 49
1963 34.2 49.8
1964 34.7 50.6
1965 35.1 51.4
1966 35.6 52.3
1967 36 53.1
1968 36.5 54.1
1969 37 55.1
1970 37.5 56.1
1971 37.9 57
1972 38.4 57.9
1973 39 58.8
1974 39.5 59.6
1975 40 58.4
1976 40.5 61.2
1977 41.1 61.5
1978 40.1 62.5
1979 38.8 63.1
1980 39.3 63.7
1981 39.4 64.1
1982 36.1 64.5
1983 36.5 64.8
1984 31.5 65
1985 32.1 65.3
1986 38.4 64.7
1987 38.8 65.7
1988 43.2 65.9
1989 44.5 66.1
1990 45.1 66.2
1991 45.5 66.4
1992 46.6 66.5
1993 51 66.6
1994 51 66.7
1995 52.1 66.7
1996 52.8 66.7
1997 53.2 66.8
1998 52.5 66.9
1999 54.5 67
2000 55 67.1
2001 55.5 67.2
2002 56.2 67.4
2003 57.2 67.5
2004 57.8 67.6
2005 58.2 67.8
2006 58.6 68
2007 59 67.8
2008 59.7 68.3
2009 60.2 68.4
2010 60.7 68.7
2011 61.3 68.8
2012 61.7 69
2013 62.2 69
2014 62.3 69
2015 62.3 69.3
2016 62.6 69.5
2017 62.4 69.7
2018 62.4 69.8
2019 62.9 70
2020 61.5 69.3
2021 60.4 68.9
2022 65.6 70.4
2023 66 70.5
2024 66.3 70.7
2025 66.5 70.8

Afghanistan and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Afghanistan Solomon Islands
1960 9,035,043 139,688
1961 9,214,083 142,912
1962 9,404,406 146,201
1963 9,604,487 149,589
1964 9,814,318 153,085
1965 10,036,008 156,686
1966 10,266,395 160,393
1967 10,505,959 164,245
1968 10,756,922 168,282
1969 11,017,409 172,476
1970 11,290,128 176,579
1971 11,567,667 180,637
1972 11,853,696 184,994
1973 12,157,999 189,774
1974 12,469,127 195,041
1975 12,773,954 200,744
1976 13,059,851 207,194
1977 13,340,756 214,418
1978 13,611,441 222,029
1979 13,655,567 229,953
1980 13,169,311 238,135
1981 11,937,581 246,555
1982 10,991,378 255,200
1983 10,917,982 264,068
1984 11,190,221 273,163
1985 11,426,852 282,455
1986 11,420,074 291,842
1987 11,387,818 301,414
1988 11,523,298 311,265
1989 11,874,088 321,282
1990 12,045,660 331,435
1991 12,238,879 341,738
1992 13,278,974 352,205
1993 14,943,172 362,839
1994 16,250,794 373,675
1995 17,065,836 384,733
1996 17,763,266 396,009
1997 18,452,091 407,474
1998 19,159,996 419,071
1999 19,887,785 430,500
2000 20,130,327 440,469
2001 20,284,307 449,125
2002 21,378,117 457,671
2003 22,733,049 466,154
2004 23,560,654 474,611
2005 24,404,567 483,080
2006 25,424,094 491,594
2007 25,909,852 500,156
2008 26,482,622 508,790
2009 27,466,101 518,141
2010 28,284,089 532,968
2011 29,347,708 552,945
2012 30,560,034 573,606
2013 31,622,704 594,945
2014 32,792,523 616,908
2015 33,831,764 639,415
2016 34,700,612 662,379
2017 35,688,935 685,672
2018 36,743,039 709,101
2019 37,856,121 728,147
2020 39,068,979 744,498
2021 40,000,412 762,591
2022 40,578,842 781,066
2023 41,454,761 800,005
2024 42,647,492 819,198

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Solomon Islands
1960 7.28 7.07
1961 7.28 7.05
1962 7.29 7.04
1963 7.3 7.03
1964 7.3 7.05
1965 7.31 7.02
1966 7.32 7
1967 7.34 6.97
1968 7.36 6.95
1969 7.39 6.97
1970 7.4 6.98
1971 7.43 6.99
1972 7.45 6.99
1973 7.49 7
1974 7.53 7.01
1975 7.54 6.99
1976 7.56 6.95
1977 7.59 6.92
1978 7.6 6.87
1979 7.61 6.82
1980 7.64 6.77
1981 7.62 6.71
1982 7.6 6.64
1983 7.57 6.57
1984 7.55 6.49
1985 7.55 6.38
1986 7.55 6.26
1987 7.55 6.12
1988 7.55 5.99
1989 7.56 5.87
1990 7.58 5.74
1991 7.63 5.62
1992 7.7 5.51
1993 7.76 5.45
1994 7.77 5.4
1995 7.77 5.34
1996 7.76 5.22
1997 7.73 5.09
1998 7.69 4.98
1999 7.64 4.86
2000 7.57 4.76
2001 7.45 4.67
2002 7.32 4.6
2003 7.17 4.54
2004 7.02 4.47
2005 6.86 4.41
2006 6.69 4.39
2007 6.51 4.37
2008 6.39 4.36
2009 6.3 4.35
2010 6.2 4.34
2011 6.09 4.34
2012 5.99 4.33
2013 5.88 4.33
2014 5.77 4.36
2015 5.65 4.29
2016 5.54 4.2
2017 5.43 4.06
2018 5.33 3.93
2019 5.24 3.8
2020 5.15 3.75
2021 5.04 3.69
2022 4.93 3.62
2023 4.84 3.56

Afghanistan and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Solomon Islands
1960 18.9 16.8
1961 18.9 16.9
1962 18.8 16.9
1963 18.7 17
1964 18.6 17
1965 18.6 17
1966 18.5 17
1967 18.4 16.9
1968 18.3 16.8
1969 18.2 16.8
1970 18.1 16.7
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.8 16.6
1973 17.7 16.4
1974 17.6 16.3
1975 17.5 16.1
1976 17.4 15.9
1977 17.3 15.9
1978 17.2 15.8
1979 17 15.8
1980 16.9 15.8
1981 16.8 15.9
1982 16.7 15.9
1983 16.6 16
1984 16.5 16.1
1985 16.4 16.2
1986 16.3 16.3
1987 16.3 16.4
1988 16.2 16.5
1989 16.1 16.7
1990 16.1 16.8
1991 16 17
1992 15.9 17.1
1993 15.8 17.2
1994 15.7 17.4
1995 15.6 17.5
1996 15.5 17.7
1997 15.3 17.8
1998 15.2 17.9
1999 15.1 18.1
2000 15 18.3
2001 14.9 18.4
2002 14.9 18.6
2003 14.9 18.8
2004 14.9 19
2005 15 19.1
2006 15.1 19.2
2007 15.2 19.4
2008 15.3 19.4
2009 15.5 19.5
2010 15.7 19.6
2011 15.9 19.6
2012 16 19.7
2013 16.2 19.7
2014 16.4 19.8
2015 16.6 19.9
2016 16.8 20
2017 17 20.2
2018 17.1 20.4
2019 17.3 20.5
2020 17.5 20.7
2021 17.6 20.9
2022 17.8 21.1
2023 18 21.3
2024 18.2 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
53
2021
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
6%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
864 mi
2011

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