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Iceland vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 104th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Solomon Islands
Population
412970
854419
Population rank 172/197 161/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 108/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Iceland and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Iceland Solomon Islands
1960 $252,169,712 -
1961 $257,703,245 -
1962 $289,200,704 -
1963 $345,175,036 -
1964 $440,797,869 -
1965 $531,569,564 -
1966 $638,349,755 -
1967 $630,567,116 $25,203,524
1968 $481,532,848 $28,084,253
1969 $420,945,148 $28,606,411
1970 $526,704,545 -
1971 $670,251,136 $50,056,883
1972 $839,652,164 $40,606,712
1973 $1,154,440,253 $55,272,109
1974 $1,515,190,595 $84,539,332
1975 $1,406,875,081 $74,620,320
1976 $1,669,488,390 $83,100,834
1977 $2,208,509,076 $93,145,283
1978 $2,511,826,196 $111,027,427
1979 $2,853,435,054 $151,276,496
1980 $3,381,419,251 $182,852,107
1981 $3,492,997,010 $193,750,541
1982 $3,206,626,645 $192,902,019
1983 $2,765,950,336 $181,220,399
1984 $2,864,441,387 $181,570,474
1985 $2,984,052,357 $165,524,943
1986 $3,989,622,739 $147,620,048
1987 $5,520,318,405 $155,128,542
1988 $6,106,635,816 $176,494,394
1989 $5,672,569,449 $172,882,411
1990 $6,468,736,356 $214,877,667
1991 $6,909,730,288 $227,540,473
1992 $7,080,981,738 $269,034,596
1993 $6,218,581,532 $300,746,361
1994 $6,389,460,343 $402,837,005
1995 $7,123,633,418 $469,443,202
1996 $7,426,082,271 $510,586,430
1997 $7,569,672,925 $526,554,006
1998 $8,503,746,468 $457,579,840
1999 $8,982,047,589 $488,024,514
2000 $9,025,660,362 $419,842,674
2001 $8,234,846,805 $409,508,553
2002 $9,318,395,055 $346,406,739
2003 $11,429,333,038 $417,668,983
2004 $13,825,302,536 $468,005,319
2005 $16,852,963,067 $552,864,570
2006 $17,465,318,552 $617,258,154
2007 $21,652,505,597 $695,295,348
2008 $18,074,622,987 $776,337,692
2009 $13,154,414,219 $805,557,563
2010 $13,751,161,918 $898,133,685
2011 $15,221,622,926 $1,063,895,361
2012 $14,751,508,134 $1,185,215,418
2013 $16,125,060,515 $1,285,911,586
2014 $17,867,662,178 $1,335,571,421
2015 $17,517,210,519 $1,307,909,888
2016 $20,793,168,031 $1,379,490,304
2017 $24,728,285,177 $1,469,789,119
2018 $26,260,850,582 $1,615,478,393
2019 $24,681,343,649 $1,619,155,017
2020 $21,629,953,194 $1,536,145,814
2021 $25,770,339,317 $1,522,794,913
2022 $28,696,453,180 $1,566,360,686
2023 $31,452,223,862 $1,660,896,531
2024 $33,462,807,983 $1,760,767,447

Iceland and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Solomon Islands
1960 $1,436 -
1961 $1,439 -
1962 $1,586 -
1963 $1,859 -
1964 $2,332 -
1965 $2,764 -
1966 $3,264 -
1967 $3,173 $153.5
1968 $2,390 $166.9
1969 $2,070 $165.9
1970 $2,576 $162
1971 $3,252 $277.1
1972 $4,015 $219.5
1973 $5,437 $291.3
1974 $7,041 $433
1975 $6,454 $372
1976 $7,583 $401
1977 $9,957 $434
1978 $11,237 $500
1979 $12,641 $658
1980 $14,822 $768
1981 $15,137 $786
1982 $13,712 $756
1983 $11,672 $686
1984 $11,960 $665
1985 $12,361 $586
1986 $16,406 $506
1987 $22,453 $515
1988 $24,452 $567
1989 $22,434 $538
1990 $25,385 $648
1991 $26,803 $666
1992 $27,124 $764
1993 $23,580 $829
1994 $24,019 $1,078
1995 $26,634 $1,220
1996 $27,615 $1,289
1997 $27,919 $1,292
1998 $31,030 $1,092
1999 $32,382 $1,134
2000 $32,096 $953
2001 $28,897 $912
2002 $32,409 $757
2003 $39,477 $896
2004 $47,335 $986
2005 $56,795 $1,144
2006 $57,493 $1,256
2007 $69,496 $1,390
2008 $56,943 $1,526
2009 $41,301 $1,555
2010 $43,237 $1,685
2011 $47,715 $1,924
2012 $45,996 $2,066
2013 $49,805 $2,161
2014 $54,577 $2,165
2015 $52,952 $2,045
2016 $61,988 $2,083
2017 $72,010 $2,144
2018 $74,452 $2,278
2019 $68,452 $2,224
2020 $59,024 $2,063
2021 $69,178 $1,997
2022 $75,121 $2,005
2023 $79,960 $2,076
2024 $82,704 $2,149

Iceland vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Solomon Islands
1950 71 41.4
1951 71 42
1952 72.4 42.6
1953 72.3 43.2
1954 73.3 43.7
1955 73.3 44.3
1956 72.9 42.8
1957 73.4 45.7
1958 73.3 46.3
1959 72.6 47
1960 74 47.7
1961 73.4 48.3
1962 73.6 49
1963 72.9 49.8
1964 73.5 50.6
1965 73.8 51.4
1966 73.1 52.3
1967 73.7 53.1
1968 73.9 54.1
1969 73.7 55.1
1970 73.8 56.1
1971 73.5 57
1972 74.4 57.9
1973 74.3 58.8
1974 74.1 59.6
1975 75.3 58.4
1976 76.6 61.2
1977 76.1 61.5
1978 76.4 62.5
1979 76.5 63.1
1980 76.6 63.7
1981 76.2 64.1
1982 76.8 64.5
1983 76.4 64.8
1984 77.3 65
1985 77.4 65.3
1986 77.9 64.7
1987 77.1 65.7
1988 76.9 65.9
1989 77.9 66.1
1990 77.7 66.2
1991 77.8 66.4
1992 78.6 66.5
1993 78.8 66.6
1994 79 66.7
1995 77.5 66.7
1996 78.6 66.7
1997 78.7 66.8
1998 79.4 66.9
1999 79.2 67
2000 79.5 67.1
2001 80.4 67.2
2002 80.3 67.4
2003 80.8 67.5
2004 80.7 67.6
2005 81.2 67.8
2006 80.9 68
2007 81.1 67.8
2008 81.2 68.3
2009 81.4 68.4
2010 81.6 68.7
2011 82 68.8
2012 82.3 69
2013 81.7 69
2014 82.4 69
2015 82.2 69.3
2016 81.8 69.5
2017 82.2 69.7
2018 82.5 69.8
2019 82.8 70
2020 82.7 69.3
2021 82.8 68.9
2022 81.6 70.4
2023 82.7 70.5
2024 83 70.7
2025 83.2 70.8

Iceland and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Iceland Solomon Islands
1960 175,574 139,688
1961 179,029 142,912
1962 182,378 146,201
1963 185,653 149,589
1964 188,983 153,085
1965 192,286 156,686
1966 195,570 160,393
1967 198,751 164,245
1968 201,488 168,282
1969 203,369 172,476
1970 204,438 176,579
1971 206,098 180,637
1972 209,137 184,994
1973 212,317 189,774
1974 215,209 195,041
1975 217,979 200,744
1976 220,154 207,194
1977 221,799 214,418
1978 223,537 222,029
1979 225,735 229,953
1980 228,138 238,135
1981 230,755 246,555
1982 233,860 255,200
1983 236,977 264,068
1984 239,511 273,163
1985 241,405 282,455
1986 243,180 291,842
1987 245,859 301,414
1988 249,740 311,265
1989 252,852 321,282
1990 254,826 331,435
1991 257,797 341,738
1992 261,057 352,205
1993 263,725 362,839
1994 266,021 373,675
1995 267,468 384,733
1996 268,916 396,009
1997 271,128 407,474
1998 274,047 419,071
1999 277,381 430,500
2000 281,205 440,469
2001 284,968 449,125
2002 287,523 457,671
2003 289,521 466,154
2004 292,074 474,611
2005 296,734 483,080
2006 303,782 491,594
2007 311,566 500,156
2008 317,414 508,790
2009 318,499 518,141
2010 318,041 532,968
2011 319,014 552,945
2012 320,716 573,606
2013 323,764 594,945
2014 327,386 616,908
2015 330,815 639,415
2016 335,439 662,379
2017 343,400 685,672
2018 352,721 709,101
2019 360,563 728,147
2020 366,463 744,498
2021 372,520 762,591
2022 382,003 781,066
2023 393,349 800,005
2024 404,610 819,198

Fertility rates in Iceland and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Iceland

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Solomon Islands
1960 4.29 7.07
1961 3.88 7.05
1962 3.98 7.04
1963 3.99 7.03
1964 3.88 7.05
1965 3.73 7.02
1966 3.59 7
1967 3.28 6.97
1968 3.06 6.95
1969 2.99 6.97
1970 2.81 6.98
1971 2.92 6.99
1972 3.09 6.99
1973 2.94 7
1974 2.66 7.01
1975 2.65 6.99
1976 2.52 6.95
1977 2.31 6.92
1978 2.35 6.87
1979 2.49 6.82
1980 2.48 6.77
1981 2.33 6.71
1982 2.27 6.64
1983 2.24 6.57
1984 2.08 6.49
1985 1.93 6.38
1986 1.92 6.26
1987 2.06 6.12
1988 2.26 5.99
1989 2.19 5.87
1990 2.3 5.74
1991 2.18 5.62
1992 2.21 5.51
1993 2.22 5.45
1994 2.14 5.4
1995 2.08 5.34
1996 2.12 5.22
1997 2.04 5.09
1998 2.05 4.98
1999 1.99 4.86
2000 2.08 4.76
2001 1.95 4.67
2002 1.93 4.6
2003 1.99 4.54
2004 2.04 4.47
2005 2.05 4.41
2006 2.08 4.39
2007 2.09 4.37
2008 2.15 4.36
2009 2.23 4.35
2010 2.2 4.34
2011 2.02 4.34
2012 2.04 4.33
2013 1.93 4.33
2014 1.93 4.36
2015 1.8 4.29
2016 1.74 4.2
2017 1.71 4.06
2018 1.71 3.93
2019 1.74 3.8
2020 1.72 3.75
2021 1.82 3.69
2022 1.59 3.62
2023 1.59 3.56

Iceland and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Iceland Solomon Islands
1960 25.4 16.8
1961 25.2 16.9
1962 24.9 16.9
1963 24.7 17
1964 24.4 17
1965 24.2 17
1966 24.1 17
1967 24.1 16.9
1968 24.2 16.8
1969 24.3 16.8
1970 24.5 16.7
1971 24.7 16.6
1972 24.8 16.6
1973 24.9 16.4
1974 25.1 16.3
1975 25.4 16.1
1976 25.7 15.9
1977 26 15.9
1978 26.4 15.8
1979 26.7 15.8
1980 26.9 15.8
1981 27.2 15.9
1982 27.5 15.9
1983 27.7 16
1984 28 16.1
1985 28.4 16.2
1986 28.8 16.3
1987 29.1 16.4
1988 29.3 16.5
1989 29.6 16.7
1990 30 16.8
1991 30.2 17
1992 30.5 17.1
1993 30.8 17.2
1994 31.1 17.4
1995 31.5 17.5
1996 31.8 17.7
1997 32.1 17.8
1998 32.4 17.9
1999 32.6 18.1
2000 32.8 18.3
2001 33 18.4
2002 33.4 18.6
2003 33.7 18.8
2004 34 19
2005 34.2 19.1
2006 34.5 19.2
2007 34.6 19.4
2008 34.5 19.4
2009 34.6 19.5
2010 34.9 19.6
2011 35.1 19.6
2012 35.4 19.7
2013 35.5 19.7
2014 35.7 19.8
2015 36 19.9
2016 36.2 20
2017 36.3 20.2
2018 36.4 20.4
2019 36.5 20.5
2020 36.6 20.7
2021 36.7 20.9
2022 36.7 21.1
2023 36.9 21.3
2024 37.1 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
8.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
2.8%
2012
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Iceland Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
79
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
84.1%
2013
English speaking
98%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Iceland Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
864 mi
2011

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