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Ghana vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ghana has a population of 34.4M (ranked 47/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Ghana's land area is 87,851 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 81st vs. 141st).

By GDP, Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Ghana Solomon Islands
Population
35572974
854419
Population rank 47/197 161/197
GDP
$82.8B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 79/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$2,406
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 150/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,027
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$58.4B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
66.4%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,696
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 122/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,836
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
87,851 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
392 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.4
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
22.2 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Ghana and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Ghana and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Ghana

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Ghana Solomon Islands
1960 $1,217,230,095 -
1961 $1,302,674,325 -
1962 $1,382,515,654 -
1963 $1,540,797,589 -
1964 $1,731,296,200 -
1965 $2,053,462,968 -
1966 $2,126,300,672 -
1967 $1,747,187,645 $25,203,524
1968 $1,666,909,518 $28,084,253
1969 $1,962,050,556 $28,606,411
1970 $2,215,028,588 -
1971 $2,417,108,578 $50,056,883
1972 $2,112,293,280 $40,606,712
1973 $3,006,766,758 $55,272,109
1974 $2,894,409,938 $84,539,332
1975 $2,810,106,383 $74,620,320
1976 $2,765,254,237 $83,100,834
1977 $3,189,428,571 $93,145,283
1978 $3,662,478,185 $111,027,427
1979 $4,020,227,920 $151,276,496
1980 $4,445,228,216 $182,852,107
1981 $4,222,441,860 $193,750,541
1982 $4,035,994,398 $192,902,019
1983 $4,057,275,132 $181,220,399
1984 $4,412,279,843 $181,570,474
1985 $4,504,306,723 $165,524,943
1986 $5,735,677,434 $147,620,048
1987 $5,074,829,932 $155,128,542
1988 $5,197,765,032 $176,494,394
1989 $5,251,858,440 $172,882,411
1990 $5,889,106,573 $214,877,667
1991 $6,603,185,268 $227,540,473
1992 $6,416,103,926 $269,034,596
1993 $5,968,922,939 $300,746,361
1994 $5,446,383,727 $402,837,005
1995 $6,464,382,808 $469,443,202
1996 $6,932,991,739 $510,586,430
1997 $6,891,443,192 $526,554,006
1998 $7,482,069,162 $457,579,840
1999 $7,718,109,982 $488,024,514
2000 $4,982,850,662 $419,842,674
2001 $5,314,872,854 $409,508,553
2002 $6,166,197,848 $346,406,739
2003 $7,632,723,556 $417,668,983
2004 $8,881,417,907 $468,005,319
2005 $10,744,568,381 $552,864,570
2006 $20,885,037,597 $617,258,154
2007 $24,827,339,138 $695,295,348
2008 $28,679,383,241 $776,337,692
2009 $26,048,720,006 $805,557,563
2010 $32,197,655,567 $898,133,685
2011 $39,336,668,081 $1,063,895,361
2012 $41,271,701,061 $1,185,215,418
2013 $62,845,721,960 $1,285,911,586
2014 $54,678,533,806 $1,335,571,421
2015 $49,436,806,230 $1,307,909,888
2016 $56,144,179,398 $1,379,490,304
2017 $60,385,409,435 $1,469,789,119
2018 $67,259,353,966 $1,615,478,393
2019 $68,352,629,246 $1,619,155,017
2020 $70,008,243,860 $1,536,145,814
2021 $79,514,204,730 $1,522,794,913
2022 $73,919,003,210 $1,566,360,686
2023 $80,547,146,878 $1,660,896,531
2024 $82,825,288,889 $1,760,767,447

Ghana and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Ghana

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Ghana Solomon Islands
1960 $174.9 -
1961 $181.9 -
1962 $188.4 -
1963 $205 -
1964 $225 -
1965 $260.5 -
1966 $263.3 -
1967 $211.2 $153.5
1968 $196.7 $166.9
1969 $225.8 $165.9
1970 $248.2 $162
1971 $263.4 $277.1
1972 $223.8 $219.5
1973 $310 $291.3
1974 $289.4 $433
1975 $273 $372
1976 $261 $401
1977 $292.3 $434
1978 $326 $500
1979 $347 $658
1980 $372 $768
1981 $344 $786
1982 $319 $756
1983 $311 $686
1984 $330 $665
1985 $330 $586
1986 $411 $506
1987 $355 $515
1988 $355 $567
1989 $350 $538
1990 $383 $648
1991 $418 $666
1992 $396 $764
1993 $360 $829
1994 $321 $1,078
1995 $372 $1,220
1996 $389 $1,289
1997 $378 $1,292
1998 $400 $1,092
1999 $403 $1,134
2000 $253.7 $953
2001 $263.5 $912
2002 $297.5 $757
2003 $358 $896
2004 $406 $986
2005 $479 $1,144
2006 $906 $1,256
2007 $1,050 $1,390
2008 $1,183 $1,526
2009 $1,048 $1,555
2010 $1,264 $1,685
2011 $1,507 $1,924
2012 $1,544 $2,066
2013 $2,295 $2,161
2014 $1,950 $2,165
2015 $1,723 $2,045
2016 $1,912 $2,083
2017 $2,012 $2,144
2018 $2,195 $2,278
2019 $2,187 $2,224
2020 $2,195 $2,063
2021 $2,445 $1,997
2022 $2,230 $2,005
2023 $2,384 $2,076
2024 $2,406 $2,149

Ghana vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ghana

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Ghana Solomon Islands
1950 43.1 41.4
1951 43.6 42
1952 44 42.6
1953 44.5 43.2
1954 45 43.7
1955 45.4 44.3
1956 45.7 42.8
1957 46.1 45.7
1958 46.4 46.3
1959 46.7 47
1960 46.9 47.7
1961 47.1 48.3
1962 47.3 49
1963 47.5 49.8
1964 47.6 50.6
1965 47.7 51.4
1966 47.7 52.3
1967 47.7 53.1
1968 47.8 54.1
1969 47.9 55.1
1970 47.9 56.1
1971 47.9 57
1972 48.3 57.9
1973 48.6 58.8
1974 48.9 59.6
1975 49.3 58.4
1976 49.7 61.2
1977 50.1 61.5
1978 50.5 62.5
1979 50.8 63.1
1980 51.1 63.7
1981 51.3 64.1
1982 51.4 64.5
1983 51.8 64.8
1984 52.2 65
1985 52.7 65.3
1986 53.3 64.7
1987 53.8 65.7
1988 54.4 65.9
1989 54.9 66.1
1990 55.4 66.2
1991 55.7 66.4
1992 56.1 66.5
1993 56.3 66.6
1994 56.2 66.7
1995 56.7 66.7
1996 57 66.7
1997 57.2 66.8
1998 57.5 66.9
1999 57.8 67
2000 58.1 67.1
2001 58.4 67.2
2002 58.7 67.4
2003 59 67.5
2004 59.3 67.6
2005 59.6 67.8
2006 60 68
2007 60.3 67.8
2008 60.6 68.3
2009 60.9 68.4
2010 61.3 68.7
2011 61.6 68.8
2012 62 69
2013 62.4 69
2014 62.8 69
2015 63.2 69.3
2016 63.5 69.5
2017 63.8 69.7
2018 64.1 69.8
2019 64.5 70
2020 64.3 69.3
2021 64.3 68.9
2022 65.2 70.4
2023 65.5 70.5
2024 65.7 70.7
2025 65.9 70.8

Ghana and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Ghana

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Ghana Solomon Islands
1960 6,961,215 139,688
1961 7,162,667 142,912
1962 7,337,375 146,201
1963 7,514,714 149,589
1964 7,695,739 153,085
1965 7,882,606 156,686
1966 8,074,521 160,393
1967 8,271,913 164,245
1968 8,475,729 168,282
1969 8,690,383 172,476
1970 8,925,813 176,579
1971 9,176,264 180,637
1972 9,438,187 184,994
1973 9,714,617 189,774
1974 10,000,523 195,041
1975 10,294,308 200,744
1976 10,594,913 207,194
1977 10,911,871 214,418
1978 11,248,450 222,029
1979 11,597,255 229,953
1980 11,941,448 238,135
1981 12,281,712 246,555
1982 12,643,819 255,200
1983 13,029,836 264,068
1984 13,370,590 273,163
1985 13,661,229 282,455
1986 13,965,217 291,842
1987 14,289,108 301,414
1988 14,636,568 311,265
1989 15,006,813 321,282
1990 15,394,648 331,435
1991 15,787,496 341,738
1992 16,184,855 352,205
1993 16,589,519 362,839
1994 16,993,190 373,675
1995 17,399,017 384,733
1996 17,810,181 396,009
1997 18,238,958 407,474
1998 18,688,036 419,071
1999 19,149,864 430,500
2000 19,637,087 440,469
2001 20,167,069 449,125
2002 20,729,388 457,671
2003 21,296,705 466,154
2004 21,868,298 474,611
2005 22,449,438 483,080
2006 23,040,702 491,594
2007 23,642,279 500,156
2008 24,249,946 508,790
2009 24,862,664 518,141
2010 25,474,995 532,968
2011 26,095,088 552,945
2012 26,734,268 573,606
2013 27,386,193 594,945
2014 28,041,592 616,908
2015 28,696,068 639,415
2016 29,356,742 662,379
2017 30,008,354 685,672
2018 30,637,585 709,101
2019 31,258,945 728,147
2020 31,887,809 744,498
2021 32,518,665 762,591
2022 33,149,152 781,066
2023 33,787,914 800,005
2024 34,427,414 819,198

Fertility rates in Ghana and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Ghana

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Ghana Solomon Islands
1960 6.89 7.07
1961 6.91 7.05
1962 6.94 7.04
1963 6.94 7.03
1964 6.9 7.05
1965 6.88 7.02
1966 6.86 7
1967 6.89 6.97
1968 6.89 6.95
1969 6.95 6.97
1970 6.95 6.98
1971 6.95 6.99
1972 6.92 6.99
1973 6.87 7
1974 6.82 7.01
1975 6.76 6.99
1976 6.7 6.95
1977 6.64 6.92
1978 6.56 6.87
1979 6.51 6.82
1980 6.47 6.77
1981 6.42 6.71
1982 6.31 6.64
1983 6.23 6.57
1984 6.15 6.49
1985 6.12 6.38
1986 6.08 6.26
1987 6.02 6.12
1988 5.92 5.99
1989 5.82 5.87
1990 5.74 5.74
1991 5.63 5.62
1992 5.52 5.51
1993 5.41 5.45
1994 5.25 5.4
1995 5.11 5.34
1996 4.96 5.22
1997 4.88 5.09
1998 4.83 4.98
1999 4.82 4.86
2000 4.83 4.76
2001 4.77 4.67
2002 4.69 4.6
2003 4.6 4.54
2004 4.5 4.47
2005 4.5 4.41
2006 4.4 4.39
2007 4.29 4.37
2008 4.22 4.36
2009 4.18 4.35
2010 4.18 4.34
2011 4.18 4.34
2012 4.15 4.33
2013 4.11 4.33
2014 4.03 4.36
2015 3.98 4.29
2016 3.87 4.2
2017 3.72 4.06
2018 3.65 3.93
2019 3.59 3.8
2020 3.54 3.75
2021 3.49 3.69
2022 3.43 3.62
2023 3.4 3.56

Ghana and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Ghana

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Ghana Solomon Islands
1960 17.7 16.8
1961 17.4 16.9
1962 17.2 16.9
1963 16.9 17
1964 16.7 17
1965 16.5 17
1966 16.4 17
1967 16.2 16.9
1968 16.1 16.8
1969 16 16.8
1970 15.9 16.7
1971 15.9 16.6
1972 15.8 16.6
1973 15.8 16.4
1974 15.8 16.3
1975 15.9 16.1
1976 16 15.9
1977 16.2 15.9
1978 16.4 15.8
1979 16.5 15.8
1980 16.7 15.8
1981 16.7 15.9
1982 16.9 15.9
1983 17 16
1984 17.1 16.1
1985 17.1 16.2
1986 17.1 16.3
1987 17.1 16.4
1988 17.1 16.5
1989 17.1 16.7
1990 17.2 16.8
1991 17.2 17
1992 17.3 17.1
1993 17.4 17.2
1994 17.5 17.4
1995 17.6 17.5
1996 17.7 17.7
1997 17.9 17.8
1998 18.1 17.9
1999 18.3 18.1
2000 18.4 18.3
2001 18.6 18.4
2002 18.8 18.6
2003 19 18.8
2004 19.1 19
2005 19.3 19.1
2006 19.5 19.2
2007 19.7 19.4
2008 19.9 19.4
2009 20 19.5
2010 20.2 19.6
2011 20.3 19.6
2012 20.5 19.7
2013 20.6 19.7
2014 20.7 19.8
2015 20.8 19.9
2016 20.9 20
2017 21 20.2
2018 21.2 20.4
2019 21.3 20.5
2020 21.5 20.7
2021 21.7 20.9
2022 21.8 21.1
2023 22 21.3
2024 22.2 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ghana Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$79.8B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.8%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.91%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.39%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.76%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.87%
2022
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
43.9%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.8%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
56
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
32.2%
2016
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2016
2.8%
2012
Listed domestic companies
30
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$7.58B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.62B
2023
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$3.03B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
897,000
2015
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.87%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ghana Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
359 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.1
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
24.2 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.72 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
62%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
39%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.03%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-22.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
553 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
34.9%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
35.4%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
89.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Ghana Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.42%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-13,114
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
59.9%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.1
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
42
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
64
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.81
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.7
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
76.5%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
66.7%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
69.9%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Ghana Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$82.3
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.6
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
65.9 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.14
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
234
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.1
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
13.3%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
2.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
21
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
3.4%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.26 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Ghana Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,552 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
48,663 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
30,917 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
68,049 mi
2009
864 mi
2011

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