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Gambia vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Gambia has a population of 2.76M (ranked 140/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). The Gambia's land area is 3,907 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 161st vs. 141st).

By GDP, The Gambia ranks 173/197 ($2.51B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, The Gambia ranks 182/197 ($909), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Gambia Solomon Islands
Population
2871879
854419
Population rank 138/197 161/197
GDP
$2.51B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 173/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$909
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 182/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,445
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$1.83B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
67.5%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$663
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 157/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$753
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
3,907 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
706 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.01
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Gambia and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Gambia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Gambia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Gambia Solomon Islands
1966 $44,212,081 -
1967 $46,695,007 $25,203,524
1968 $41,160,066 $28,084,253
1969 $45,168,072 $28,606,411
1970 $52,296,084 -
1971 $55,728,663 $50,056,883
1972 $59,160,569 $40,606,712
1973 $75,187,749 $55,272,109
1974 $95,796,022 $84,539,332
1975 $115,179,719 $74,620,320
1976 $112,190,829 $83,100,834
1977 $138,093,099 $93,145,283
1978 $171,833,086 $111,027,427
1979 $207,112,628 $151,276,496
1980 $241,083,090 $182,852,107
1981 $218,767,743 $193,750,541
1982 $216,050,552 $192,902,019
1983 $213,448,585 $181,220,399
1984 $177,340,880 $181,570,474
1985 $225,726,359 $165,524,943
1986 $185,646,987 $147,620,048
1987 $220,626,484 $155,128,542
1988 $266,672,212 $176,494,394
1989 $284,120,329 $172,882,411
1990 $317,083,695 $214,877,667
1991 $690,311,081 $227,540,473
1992 $714,254,256 $269,034,596
1993 $755,040,974 $300,746,361
1994 $746,493,952 $402,837,005
1995 $785,999,865 $469,443,202
1996 $848,239,446 $510,586,430
1997 $803,633,342 $526,554,006
1998 $840,285,265 $457,579,840
1999 $814,724,032 $488,024,514
2000 $782,913,872 $419,842,674
2001 $687,410,645 $409,508,553
2002 $578,235,309 $346,406,739
2003 $487,038,685 $417,668,983
2004 $961,900,651 $468,005,319
2005 $1,027,701,068 $552,864,570
2006 $1,054,112,488 $617,258,154
2007 $1,279,703,047 $695,295,348
2008 $1,561,766,956 $776,337,692
2009 $1,450,142,509 $805,557,563
2010 $1,543,294,927 $898,133,685
2011 $1,409,693,597 $1,063,895,361
2012 $1,415,004,738 $1,185,215,418
2013 $1,375,609,453 $1,285,911,586
2014 $1,229,461,721 $1,335,571,421
2015 $1,378,176,609 $1,307,909,888
2016 $1,484,578,886 $1,379,490,304
2017 $1,504,909,463 $1,469,789,119
2018 $1,670,671,328 $1,615,478,393
2019 $1,813,609,692 $1,619,155,017
2020 $1,812,170,891 $1,536,145,814
2021 $2,014,158,842 $1,522,794,913
2022 $2,204,734,527 $1,566,360,686
2023 $2,396,111,021 $1,660,896,531
2024 $2,507,519,958 $1,760,767,447

Gambia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Gambia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Gambia Solomon Islands
1966 $94.4 -
1967 $97 $153.5
1968 $83.1 $166.9
1969 $88.7 $165.9
1970 $99.8 $162
1971 $103.3 $277.1
1972 $106.5 $219.5
1973 $131.4 $291.3
1974 $162.6 $433
1975 $189.8 $372
1976 $179.3 $401
1977 $213.8 $434
1978 $257.6 $500
1979 $300 $658
1980 $338 $768
1981 $296 $786
1982 $282.1 $756
1983 $268.6 $686
1984 $214.8 $665
1985 $262.8 $586
1986 $207.7 $506
1987 $237 $515
1988 $274.9 $567
1989 $280.9 $538
1990 $301 $648
1991 $628 $666
1992 $623 $764
1993 $635 $829
1994 $608 $1,078
1995 $622 $1,220
1996 $652 $1,289
1997 $600 $1,292
1998 $610 $1,092
1999 $575 $1,134
2000 $538 $953
2001 $460 $912
2002 $377 $757
2003 $309 $896
2004 $593 $986
2005 $616 $1,144
2006 $615 $1,256
2007 $725 $1,390
2008 $859 $1,526
2009 $775 $1,555
2010 $801 $1,685
2011 $711 $1,924
2012 $693 $2,066
2013 $654 $2,161
2014 $568 $2,165
2015 $620 $2,045
2016 $650 $2,083
2017 $643 $2,144
2018 $696 $2,278
2019 $738 $2,224
2020 $720 $2,063
2021 $782 $1,997
2022 $836 $2,005
2023 $888 $2,076
2024 $909 $2,149

Gambia vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Gambia

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Solomon Islands
1950 31.2 41.4
1951 31.5 42
1952 31.7 42.6
1953 31.9 43.2
1954 32.2 43.7
1955 32.4 44.3
1956 32.8 42.8
1957 33.1 45.7
1958 33.6 46.3
1959 34.1 47
1960 34.6 47.7
1961 35.1 48.3
1962 35.6 49
1963 36.1 49.8
1964 36.6 50.6
1965 37.1 51.4
1966 37.6 52.3
1967 38.1 53.1
1968 38.5 54.1
1969 39 55.1
1970 39.5 56.1
1971 40 57
1972 40.5 57.9
1973 41.1 58.8
1974 41.7 59.6
1975 42.2 58.4
1976 42.9 61.2
1977 43.4 61.5
1978 43.6 62.5
1979 44.5 63.1
1980 45 63.7
1981 44.5 64.1
1982 46.3 64.5
1983 46.9 64.8
1984 47.5 65
1985 48.2 65.3
1986 48.8 64.7
1987 49.4 65.7
1988 50.1 65.9
1989 50.7 66.1
1990 51.3 66.2
1991 51.9 66.4
1992 52.5 66.5
1993 53.2 66.6
1994 53.8 66.7
1995 54.3 66.7
1996 54.8 66.7
1997 55.2 66.8
1998 56 66.9
1999 56.5 67
2000 56.9 67.1
2001 57.3 67.2
2002 57.7 67.4
2003 58.2 67.5
2004 58.7 67.6
2005 59.1 67.8
2006 59.7 68
2007 60 67.8
2008 60.5 68.3
2009 60.7 68.4
2010 61.2 68.7
2011 61.6 68.8
2012 61.9 69
2013 62.3 69
2014 62.6 69
2015 63 69.3
2016 63.4 69.5
2017 63.7 69.7
2018 64 69.8
2019 64.4 70
2020 64.4 69.3
2021 63.8 68.9
2022 64.9 70.4
2023 65.9 70.5
2024 66.1 70.7
2025 66.3 70.8

Gambia and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Gambia

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Gambia Solomon Islands
1960 398,060 139,688
1961 408,930 142,912
1962 420,163 146,201
1963 431,757 149,589
1964 443,687 153,085
1965 455,952 156,686
1966 468,516 160,393
1967 481,588 164,245
1968 495,269 168,282
1969 509,440 172,476
1970 524,105 176,579
1971 539,388 180,637
1972 555,370 184,994
1973 571,991 189,774
1974 589,085 195,041
1975 606,821 200,744
1976 625,667 207,194
1977 645,770 214,418
1978 667,103 222,029
1979 689,781 229,953
1980 713,913 238,135
1981 739,125 246,555
1982 765,753 255,200
1983 794,525 264,068
1984 825,631 273,163
1985 858,874 282,455
1986 894,019 291,842
1987 931,091 301,414
1988 970,160 311,265
1989 1,011,357 321,282
1990 1,054,696 331,435
1991 1,099,959 341,738
1992 1,145,582 352,205
1993 1,188,365 362,839
1994 1,227,226 373,675
1995 1,264,313 384,733
1996 1,301,410 396,009
1997 1,338,889 407,474
1998 1,376,987 419,071
1999 1,415,779 430,500
2000 1,455,084 440,469
2001 1,495,011 449,125
2002 1,535,691 457,671
2003 1,577,611 466,154
2004 1,621,312 474,611
2005 1,667,037 483,080
2006 1,715,275 491,594
2007 1,765,774 500,156
2008 1,817,852 508,790
2009 1,871,422 518,141
2010 1,926,630 532,968
2011 1,983,784 552,945
2012 2,043,094 573,606
2013 2,103,820 594,945
2014 2,164,528 616,908
2015 2,224,529 639,415
2016 2,283,769 662,379
2017 2,342,189 685,672
2018 2,399,632 709,101
2019 2,456,844 728,147
2020 2,515,733 744,498
2021 2,576,010 762,591
2022 2,636,470 781,066
2023 2,697,845 800,005
2024 2,759,988 819,198

Fertility rates in Gambia and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Gambia

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Gambia Solomon Islands
1960 6.25 7.07
1961 6.23 7.05
1962 6.21 7.04
1963 6.2 7.03
1964 6.2 7.05
1965 6.19 7.02
1966 6.18 7
1967 6.21 6.97
1968 6.22 6.95
1969 6.25 6.97
1970 6.26 6.98
1971 6.33 6.99
1972 6.37 6.99
1973 6.41 7
1974 6.42 7.01
1975 6.43 6.99
1976 6.43 6.95
1977 6.43 6.92
1978 6.42 6.87
1979 6.41 6.82
1980 6.41 6.77
1981 6.4 6.71
1982 6.4 6.64
1983 6.39 6.57
1984 6.39 6.49
1985 6.36 6.38
1986 6.34 6.26
1987 6.3 6.12
1988 6.26 5.99
1989 6.25 5.87
1990 6.25 5.74
1991 6.19 5.62
1992 6.11 5.51
1993 6.03 5.45
1994 6.04 5.4
1995 5.99 5.34
1996 5.93 5.22
1997 5.85 5.09
1998 5.82 4.98
1999 5.77 4.86
2000 5.72 4.76
2001 5.67 4.67
2002 5.66 4.6
2003 5.66 4.54
2004 5.68 4.47
2005 5.71 4.41
2006 5.74 4.39
2007 5.69 4.37
2008 5.63 4.36
2009 5.57 4.35
2010 5.56 4.34
2011 5.54 4.34
2012 5.52 4.33
2013 5.39 4.33
2014 5.2 4.36
2015 5 4.29
2016 4.81 4.2
2017 4.61 4.06
2018 4.42 3.93
2019 4.33 3.8
2020 4.25 3.75
2021 4.17 3.69
2022 4.08 3.62
2023 4.01 3.56

Gambia and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Gambia

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Gambia Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$2.46B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.81%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.58%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
4,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.35%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.48%
2023
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
53.9%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
14.7%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
56.8
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.5%
2020
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2020
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$629M
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$529M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
246,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
30.2%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
38.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Gambia Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
75.3 kg
2007
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$26.4
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.61 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.22 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
47.7%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
1.6%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66.9%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Gambia Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,989
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
65.1%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
22.8
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.13
2015
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.6
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
58.7%
2022
84.1%
2013
English speaking
2.34%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
45.9%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Gambia Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$28.9
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$5.75
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.2%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
44.1
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
15.3%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.5%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.5%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.61 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Gambia Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,416 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,448 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
871 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,850 mi
2011
864 mi
2011

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