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Congo vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 64th vs. 141st).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Solomon Islands
Population
6607609
854419
Population rank 109/197 161/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Congo and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Congo and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Congo

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Congo Solomon Islands
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 -
1963 $172,233,431 -
1964 $185,693,725 -
1965 $198,318,064 -
1966 $220,613,582 -
1967 $237,397,428 $25,203,524
1968 $251,247,458 $28,084,253
1969 $265,040,036 $28,606,411
1970 $274,960,700 -
1971 $322,128,019 $50,056,883
1972 $410,669,264 $40,606,712
1973 $541,973,363 $55,272,109
1974 $585,364,634 $84,539,332
1975 $767,102,680 $74,620,320
1976 $754,549,601 $83,100,834
1977 $765,224,029 $93,145,283
1978 $878,771,772 $111,027,427
1979 $1,198,749,667 $151,276,496
1980 $1,705,796,853 $182,852,107
1981 $1,993,512,323 $193,750,541
1982 $2,160,640,565 $192,902,019
1983 $2,097,274,290 $181,220,399
1984 $2,193,581,365 $181,570,474
1985 $2,160,872,540 $165,524,943
1986 $1,849,268,212 $147,620,048
1987 $2,297,753,652 $155,128,542
1988 $2,212,536,312 $176,494,394
1989 $2,389,593,026 $172,882,411
1990 $2,798,746,050 $214,877,667
1991 $2,724,853,506 $227,540,473
1992 $2,933,222,703 $269,034,596
1993 $2,684,323,623 $300,746,361
1994 $1,769,365,438 $402,837,005
1995 $2,116,003,868 $469,443,202
1996 $2,540,697,539 $510,586,430
1997 $2,322,719,103 $526,554,006
1998 $1,949,481,379 $457,579,840
1999 $2,354,772,960 $488,024,514
2000 $3,227,927,698 $419,842,674
2001 $2,796,704,604 $409,508,553
2002 $3,034,250,924 $346,406,739
2003 $3,503,723,088 $417,668,983
2004 $4,656,974,940 $468,005,319
2005 $6,650,001,680 $552,864,570
2006 $8,072,305,029 $617,258,154
2007 $8,782,703,437 $695,295,348
2008 $11,649,857,673 $776,337,692
2009 $9,723,299,915 $805,557,563
2010 $13,148,396,212 $898,133,685
2011 $15,655,383,577 $1,063,895,361
2012 $17,692,911,296 $1,185,215,418
2013 $17,958,720,699 $1,285,911,586
2014 $17,919,321,078 $1,335,571,421
2015 $12,434,793,867 $1,307,909,888
2016 $10,931,328,151 $1,379,490,304
2017 $11,834,473,039 $1,469,789,119
2018 $14,773,900,289 $1,615,478,393
2019 $13,976,637,780 $1,619,155,017
2020 $11,468,687,464 $1,536,145,814
2021 $14,825,690,211 $1,522,794,913
2022 $15,817,030,157 $1,566,360,686
2023 $15,321,055,818 $1,660,896,531
2024 $15,719,985,776 $1,760,767,447

Congo and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Congo Solomon Islands
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 -
1963 $150.7 -
1964 $158.1 -
1965 $164.2 -
1966 $177.6 -
1967 $185.7 $153.5
1968 $190.8 $166.9
1969 $195.4 $165.9
1970 $196.7 $162
1971 $223.5 $277.1
1972 $276.3 $219.5
1973 $353 $291.3
1974 $370 $433
1975 $471 $372
1976 $453 $401
1977 $448 $434
1978 $503 $500
1979 $670 $658
1980 $933 $768
1981 $1,066 $786
1982 $1,131 $756
1983 $1,075 $686
1984 $1,097 $665
1985 $1,049 $586
1986 $872 $506
1987 $1,052 $515
1988 $984 $567
1989 $1,033 $538
1990 $1,176 $648
1991 $1,113 $666
1992 $1,164 $764
1993 $1,034 $829
1994 $662 $1,078
1995 $770 $1,220
1996 $899 $1,289
1997 $804 $1,292
1998 $660 $1,092
1999 $776 $1,134
2000 $1,024 $953
2001 $855 $912
2002 $906 $757
2003 $1,017 $896
2004 $1,306 $986
2005 $1,799 $1,144
2006 $2,104 $1,256
2007 $2,206 $1,390
2008 $2,832 $1,526
2009 $2,271 $1,555
2010 $2,947 $1,685
2011 $3,396 $1,924
2012 $3,732 $2,066
2013 $3,697 $2,161
2014 $3,601 $2,165
2015 $2,439 $2,045
2016 $2,093 $2,083
2017 $2,212 $2,144
2018 $2,694 $2,278
2019 $2,488 $2,224
2020 $1,994 $2,063
2021 $2,516 $1,997
2022 $2,621 $2,005
2023 $2,478 $2,076
2024 $2,482 $2,149

Congo vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Solomon Islands
1950 39.6 41.4
1951 40.3 42
1952 41.1 42.6
1953 41.9 43.2
1954 42.6 43.7
1955 43.4 44.3
1956 44.3 42.8
1957 45.1 45.7
1958 46 46.3
1959 46.8 47
1960 47.6 47.7
1961 48.4 48.3
1962 49 49
1963 49.7 49.8
1964 50.4 50.6
1965 51 51.4
1966 51.6 52.3
1967 51.9 53.1
1968 52.6 54.1
1969 53.1 55.1
1970 53.6 56.1
1971 54 57
1972 54.4 57.9
1973 54.7 58.8
1974 55.1 59.6
1975 55.4 58.4
1976 55.7 61.2
1977 56 61.5
1978 56.2 62.5
1979 56.5 63.1
1980 56.8 63.7
1981 57.1 64.1
1982 57.2 64.5
1983 57.4 64.8
1984 57.5 65
1985 57.6 65.3
1986 57.6 64.7
1987 57.6 65.7
1988 57.5 65.9
1989 57.3 66.1
1990 57.1 66.2
1991 56.8 66.4
1992 56.5 66.5
1993 56 66.6
1994 55.6 66.7
1995 55.5 66.7
1996 55.2 66.7
1997 48.6 66.8
1998 52.6 66.9
1999 54.4 67
2000 55.4 67.1
2001 55.9 67.2
2002 56.4 67.4
2003 57.1 67.5
2004 58 67.6
2005 58.7 67.8
2006 59.5 68
2007 60.1 67.8
2008 60.8 68.3
2009 61.2 68.4
2010 61.7 68.7
2011 62.3 68.8
2012 62.7 69
2013 63 69
2014 63.3 69
2015 63.7 69.3
2016 63.9 69.5
2017 64.2 69.7
2018 64.5 69.8
2019 63.2 70
2020 64.4 69.3
2021 64.2 68.9
2022 65 70.4
2023 65.8 70.5
2024 66 70.7
2025 66.2 70.8

Congo and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Congo Solomon Islands
1960 1,056,732 139,688
1961 1,084,389 142,912
1962 1,113,175 146,201
1963 1,143,263 149,589
1964 1,174,816 153,085
1965 1,207,880 156,686
1966 1,242,534 160,393
1967 1,278,691 164,245
1968 1,316,519 168,282
1969 1,356,182 172,476
1970 1,397,638 176,579
1971 1,441,039 180,637
1972 1,486,468 184,994
1973 1,533,680 189,774
1974 1,582,301 195,041
1975 1,627,032 200,744
1976 1,667,225 207,194
1977 1,707,568 214,418
1978 1,748,089 222,029
1979 1,788,524 229,953
1980 1,828,985 238,135
1981 1,869,759 246,555
1982 1,910,430 255,200
1983 1,950,321 264,068
1984 1,999,528 273,163
1985 2,059,311 282,455
1986 2,120,602 291,842
1987 2,183,473 301,414
1988 2,247,653 311,265
1989 2,313,558 321,282
1990 2,380,560 331,435
1991 2,449,229 341,738
1992 2,519,465 352,205
1993 2,595,124 362,839
1994 2,673,144 373,675
1995 2,749,461 384,733
1996 2,826,785 396,009
1997 2,887,862 407,474
1998 2,952,061 419,071
1999 3,032,874 430,500
2000 3,151,345 440,469
2001 3,272,537 449,125
2002 3,350,771 457,671
2003 3,445,753 466,154
2004 3,565,554 474,611
2005 3,696,393 483,080
2006 3,837,409 491,594
2007 3,980,430 500,156
2008 4,113,517 508,790
2009 4,281,219 518,141
2010 4,462,290 532,968
2011 4,609,724 552,945
2012 4,740,450 573,606
2013 4,857,099 594,945
2014 4,975,880 616,908
2015 5,097,581 639,415
2016 5,222,536 662,379
2017 5,351,011 685,672
2018 5,483,118 709,101
2019 5,616,661 728,147
2020 5,752,791 744,498
2021 5,892,183 762,591
2022 6,035,104 781,066
2023 6,182,885 800,005
2024 6,332,961 819,198

Fertility rates in Congo and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Congo

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Congo Solomon Islands
1960 6.09 7.07
1961 6.09 7.05
1962 6.1 7.04
1963 6.15 7.03
1964 6.18 7.05
1965 6.23 7.02
1966 6.27 7
1967 6.29 6.97
1968 6.33 6.95
1969 6.35 6.97
1970 6.38 6.98
1971 6.42 6.99
1972 6.44 6.99
1973 6.42 7
1974 6.39 7.01
1975 6.36 6.99
1976 6.32 6.95
1977 6.27 6.92
1978 6.21 6.87
1979 6.14 6.82
1980 6.07 6.77
1981 5.98 6.71
1982 5.85 6.64
1983 5.76 6.57
1984 5.66 6.49
1985 5.59 6.38
1986 5.51 6.26
1987 5.46 6.12
1988 5.39 5.99
1989 5.33 5.87
1990 5.27 5.74
1991 5.22 5.62
1992 5.18 5.51
1993 5.13 5.45
1994 5.1 5.4
1995 5.07 5.34
1996 5.03 5.22
1997 5 5.09
1998 4.91 4.98
1999 4.81 4.86
2000 4.72 4.76
2001 4.67 4.67
2002 4.7 4.6
2003 4.7 4.54
2004 4.69 4.47
2005 4.67 4.41
2006 4.65 4.39
2007 4.65 4.37
2008 4.73 4.36
2009 4.81 4.35
2010 4.85 4.34
2011 4.83 4.34
2012 4.79 4.33
2013 4.73 4.33
2014 4.67 4.36
2015 4.61 4.29
2016 4.55 4.2
2017 4.5 4.06
2018 4.44 3.93
2019 4.38 3.8
2020 4.33 3.75
2021 4.28 3.69
2022 4.22 3.62
2023 4.16 3.56

Congo and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Congo Solomon Islands
1960 18.8 16.8
1961 18.7 16.9
1962 18.6 16.9
1963 18.4 17
1964 18.3 17
1965 18.2 17
1966 18.1 17
1967 17.9 16.9
1968 17.8 16.8
1969 17.7 16.8
1970 17.6 16.7
1971 17.5 16.6
1972 17.4 16.6
1973 17.4 16.4
1974 17.3 16.3
1975 17.2 16.1
1976 17.1 15.9
1977 17 15.9
1978 17 15.8
1979 17 15.8
1980 17 15.8
1981 17 15.9
1982 17.1 15.9
1983 17.2 16
1984 17.2 16.1
1985 17.3 16.2
1986 17.4 16.3
1987 17.4 16.4
1988 17.5 16.5
1989 17.6 16.7
1990 17.7 16.8
1991 17.7 17
1992 17.8 17.1
1993 17.9 17.2
1994 18 17.4
1995 18.1 17.5
1996 18.1 17.7
1997 18.1 17.8
1998 18.1 17.9
1999 18.2 18.1
2000 18.5 18.3
2001 18.8 18.4
2002 18.8 18.6
2003 18.9 18.8
2004 19 19
2005 19.2 19.1
2006 19.3 19.2
2007 19.5 19.4
2008 19.5 19.4
2009 19.7 19.5
2010 19.8 19.6
2011 19.7 19.6
2012 19.6 19.7
2013 19.5 19.7
2014 19.4 19.8
2015 19.3 19.9
2016 19.2 20
2017 19.2 20.2
2018 19.1 20.4
2019 19.1 20.5
2020 19.2 20.7
2021 19.2 20.9
2022 19.3 21.1
2023 19.4 21.3
2024 19.5 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Congo Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
0%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Congo Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
864 mi
2011

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