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Belgium vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 136th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Solomon Islands
Population
11909960
854419
Population rank 83/197 161/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Belgium and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Belgium Solomon Islands
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 $25,203,524
1968 $21,654,856,965 $28,084,253
1969 $24,019,653,475 $28,606,411
1970 $26,706,196,047 -
1971 $29,821,661,870 $50,056,883
1972 $37,209,418,019 $40,606,712
1973 $47,743,801,490 $55,272,109
1974 $56,033,077,879 $84,539,332
1975 $65,678,189,097 $74,620,320
1976 $71,113,882,968 $83,100,834
1977 $82,839,905,459 $93,145,283
1978 $101,246,526,194 $111,027,427
1979 $116,315,456,797 $151,276,496
1980 $126,829,314,388 $182,852,107
1981 $104,730,018,470 $193,750,541
1982 $92,095,926,188 $192,902,019
1983 $87,184,239,053 $181,220,399
1984 $83,349,530,159 $181,570,474
1985 $86,268,264,148 $165,524,943
1986 $120,018,787,249 $147,620,048
1987 $149,394,404,106 $155,128,542
1988 $162,299,103,675 $176,494,394
1989 $164,221,056,511 $172,882,411
1990 $205,331,747,948 $214,877,667
1991 $210,510,999,409 $227,540,473
1992 $234,781,652,447 $269,034,596
1993 $224,721,795,709 $300,746,361
1994 $244,884,129,491 $402,837,005
1995 $288,025,588,396 $469,443,202
1996 $279,201,433,225 $510,586,430
1997 $252,708,051,421 $526,554,006
1998 $258,528,339,631 $457,579,840
1999 $258,245,733,221 $488,024,514
2000 $236,792,460,312 $419,842,674
2001 $236,746,141,604 $409,508,553
2002 $258,383,599,375 $346,406,739
2003 $318,082,528,507 $417,668,983
2004 $369,214,712,443 $468,005,319
2005 $385,714,762,230 $552,864,570
2006 $408,259,840,869 $617,258,154
2007 $470,922,156,309 $695,295,348
2008 $517,328,087,920 $776,337,692
2009 $485,014,525,992 $805,557,563
2010 $481,556,503,720 $898,133,685
2011 $527,196,649,049 $1,063,895,361
2012 $498,414,364,945 $1,185,215,418
2013 $524,097,026,599 $1,285,911,586
2014 $537,987,419,164 $1,335,571,421
2015 $461,044,767,545 $1,307,909,888
2016 $474,271,566,740 $1,379,490,304
2017 $500,908,767,352 $1,469,789,119
2018 $542,638,913,428 $1,615,478,393
2019 $536,726,344,405 $1,619,155,017
2020 $529,694,473,502 $1,536,145,814
2021 $598,522,422,242 $1,522,794,913
2022 $593,614,574,326 $1,566,360,686
2023 $644,655,275,112 $1,660,896,531
2024 $664,564,181,487 $1,760,767,447

Belgium and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Solomon Islands
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 $153.5
1968 $2,251 $166.9
1969 $2,490 $165.9
1970 $2,766 $162
1971 $3,083 $277.1
1972 $3,832 $219.5
1973 $4,901 $291.3
1974 $5,734 $433
1975 $6,701 $372
1976 $7,243 $401
1977 $8,427 $434
1978 $10,290 $500
1979 $11,811 $658
1980 $12,864 $768
1981 $10,623 $786
1982 $9,344 $756
1983 $8,846 $686
1984 $8,457 $665
1985 $8,751 $586
1986 $12,170 $506
1987 $15,136 $515
1988 $16,391 $567
1989 $16,525 $538
1990 $20,600 $648
1991 $21,042 $666
1992 $23,373 $764
1993 $22,284 $829
1994 $24,209 $1,078
1995 $28,414 $1,220
1996 $27,490 $1,289
1997 $24,821 $1,292
1998 $25,338 $1,092
1999 $25,253 $1,134
2000 $23,099 $953
2001 $23,015 $912
2002 $25,006 $757
2003 $30,655 $896
2004 $35,429 $986
2005 $36,810 $1,144
2006 $38,705 $1,256
2007 $44,319 $1,390
2008 $48,303 $1,526
2009 $44,923 $1,555
2010 $44,197 $1,685
2011 $47,761 $1,924
2012 $44,874 $2,066
2013 $46,965 $2,161
2014 $47,996 $2,165
2015 $40,894 $2,045
2016 $41,855 $2,083
2017 $44,035 $2,144
2018 $47,487 $2,278
2019 $46,717 $2,224
2020 $45,906 $2,063
2021 $51,658 $1,997
2022 $50,822 $2,005
2023 $54,690 $2,076
2024 $55,955 $2,149

Belgium vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Solomon Islands
1950 66.3 41.4
1951 66.7 42
1952 68 42.6
1953 68.4 43.2
1954 68.6 43.7
1955 68.5 44.3
1956 68.8 42.8
1957 69.2 45.7
1958 69.9 46.3
1959 70.3 47
1960 69.6 47.7
1961 70.5 48.3
1962 70.2 49
1963 70 49.8
1964 70.7 50.6
1965 70.6 51.4
1966 70.6 52.3
1967 70.9 53.1
1968 70.6 54.1
1969 70.7 55.1
1970 70.9 56.1
1971 71.1 57
1972 71.4 57.9
1973 71.6 58.8
1974 72 59.6
1975 72 58.4
1976 72.1 61.2
1977 72.8 61.5
1978 72.7 62.5
1979 73.2 63.1
1980 73.2 63.7
1981 73.7 64.1
1982 73.9 64.5
1983 73.9 64.8
1984 74.4 65
1985 74.5 65.3
1986 74.7 64.7
1987 75.3 65.7
1988 75.6 65.9
1989 75.6 66.1
1990 76.1 66.2
1991 76.2 66.4
1992 76.4 66.5
1993 76.4 66.6
1994 76.7 66.7
1995 76.8 66.7
1996 77.2 66.7
1997 77.4 66.8
1998 77.5 66.9
1999 77.6 67
2000 77.8 67.1
2001 78.1 67.2
2002 78.2 67.4
2003 78.3 67.5
2004 79 67.6
2005 79.1 67.8
2006 79.4 68
2007 79.5 67.8
2008 79.6 68.3
2009 79.8 68.4
2010 80 68.7
2011 80.4 68.8
2012 80.3 69
2013 80.5 69
2014 81.1 69
2015 80.9 69.3
2016 81.3 69.5
2017 81.4 69.7
2018 81.5 69.8
2019 81.8 70
2020 80.8 69.3
2021 81.7 68.9
2022 81.2 70.4
2023 82.1 70.5
2024 82.3 70.7
2025 82.4 70.8

Belgium and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Belgium Solomon Islands
1960 9,153,489 139,688
1961 9,183,948 142,912
1962 9,220,578 146,201
1963 9,289,770 149,589
1964 9,378,113 153,085
1965 9,463,667 156,686
1966 9,527,807 160,393
1967 9,580,991 164,245
1968 9,618,756 168,282
1969 9,646,032 172,476
1970 9,655,549 176,579
1971 9,673,162 180,637
1972 9,711,115 184,994
1973 9,741,720 189,774
1974 9,772,419 195,041
1975 9,800,700 200,744
1976 9,818,227 207,194
1977 9,830,358 214,418
1978 9,839,534 222,029
1979 9,848,382 229,953
1980 9,859,242 238,135
1981 9,858,982 246,555
1982 9,856,303 255,200
1983 9,855,520 264,068
1984 9,855,372 273,163
1985 9,858,308 282,455
1986 9,861,823 291,842
1987 9,870,234 301,414
1988 9,901,664 311,265
1989 9,937,697 321,282
1990 9,967,379 331,435
1991 10,004,486 341,738
1992 10,045,158 352,205
1993 10,084,475 362,839
1994 10,115,603 373,675
1995 10,136,811 384,733
1996 10,156,637 396,009
1997 10,181,245 407,474
1998 10,203,008 419,071
1999 10,226,419 430,500
2000 10,251,250 440,469
2001 10,286,570 449,125
2002 10,332,785 457,671
2003 10,376,133 466,154
2004 10,421,137 474,611
2005 10,478,617 483,080
2006 10,547,958 491,594
2007 10,625,700 500,156
2008 10,709,973 508,790
2009 10,796,493 518,141
2010 10,895,586 532,968
2011 11,038,264 552,945
2012 11,106,932 573,606
2013 11,159,407 594,945
2014 11,209,057 616,908
2015 11,274,196 639,415
2016 11,331,422 662,379
2017 11,375,158 685,672
2018 11,427,054 709,101
2019 11,488,980 728,147
2020 11,538,604 744,498
2021 11,586,195 762,591
2022 11,680,210 781,066
2023 11,787,423 800,005
2024 11,876,844 819,198

Fertility rates in Belgium and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Belgium

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Solomon Islands
1960 2.54 7.07
1961 2.63 7.05
1962 2.59 7.04
1963 2.68 7.03
1964 2.71 7.05
1965 2.61 7.02
1966 2.52 7
1967 2.41 6.97
1968 2.31 6.95
1969 2.27 6.97
1970 2.25 6.98
1971 2.21 6.99
1972 2.09 6.99
1973 1.95 7
1974 1.83 7.01
1975 1.74 6.99
1976 1.73 6.95
1977 1.71 6.92
1978 1.69 6.87
1979 1.69 6.82
1980 1.68 6.77
1981 1.66 6.71
1982 1.61 6.64
1983 1.57 6.57
1984 1.54 6.49
1985 1.51 6.38
1986 1.54 6.26
1987 1.54 6.12
1988 1.57 5.99
1989 1.58 5.87
1990 1.62 5.74
1991 1.66 5.62
1992 1.65 5.51
1993 1.61 5.45
1994 1.56 5.4
1995 1.56 5.34
1996 1.59 5.22
1997 1.6 5.09
1998 1.6 4.98
1999 1.62 4.86
2000 1.67 4.76
2001 1.67 4.67
2002 1.65 4.6
2003 1.67 4.54
2004 1.72 4.47
2005 1.76 4.41
2006 1.8 4.39
2007 1.82 4.37
2008 1.85 4.36
2009 1.84 4.35
2010 1.86 4.34
2011 1.81 4.34
2012 1.8 4.33
2013 1.76 4.33
2014 1.74 4.36
2015 1.7 4.29
2016 1.68 4.2
2017 1.65 4.06
2018 1.62 3.93
2019 1.6 3.8
2020 1.55 3.75
2021 1.6 3.69
2022 1.53 3.62
2023 1.47 3.56

Belgium and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Belgium Solomon Islands
1960 34.9 16.8
1961 34.9 16.9
1962 34.9 16.9
1963 34.9 17
1964 34.8 17
1965 34.8 17
1966 34.7 17
1967 34.7 16.9
1968 34.7 16.8
1969 34.6 16.8
1970 34.5 16.7
1971 34.4 16.6
1972 34.3 16.6
1973 34.3 16.4
1974 34.3 16.3
1975 34.2 16.1
1976 34.1 15.9
1977 34.1 15.9
1978 34.1 15.8
1979 34.1 15.8
1980 34.2 15.8
1981 34.3 15.9
1982 34.5 15.9
1983 34.8 16
1984 35 16.1
1985 35.2 16.2
1986 35.4 16.3
1987 35.6 16.4
1988 35.9 16.5
1989 36.1 16.7
1990 36.3 16.8
1991 36.5 17
1992 36.7 17.1
1993 37 17.2
1994 37.2 17.4
1995 37.5 17.5
1996 37.8 17.7
1997 38.1 17.8
1998 38.3 17.9
1999 38.6 18.1
2000 38.9 18.3
2001 39.2 18.4
2002 39.4 18.6
2003 39.7 18.8
2004 40 19
2005 40.2 19.1
2006 40.4 19.2
2007 40.6 19.4
2008 40.7 19.4
2009 40.8 19.5
2010 40.8 19.6
2011 40.9 19.6
2012 41.1 19.7
2013 41.2 19.7
2014 41.3 19.8
2015 41.4 19.9
2016 41.4 20
2017 41.6 20.2
2018 41.7 20.4
2019 41.8 20.5
2020 41.9 20.7
2021 42 20.9
2022 42.2 21.1
2023 42.4 21.3
2024 42.7 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
69
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.8%
2012
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Belgium Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
84.1%
2013
English speaking
59%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
42.5%
2023

Health

Belgium Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
864 mi
2011

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