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Japan vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 61st vs. 141st).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Solomon Islands
Population
123324642
854419
Population rank 12/197 161/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 4/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Japan and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Japan and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Japan

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Japan Solomon Islands
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 $25,203,524
1968 $156,897,496,759 $28,084,253
1969 $184,298,841,305 $28,606,411
1970 $217,223,652,719 -
1971 $245,364,056,622 $50,056,883
1972 $324,933,841,269 $40,606,712
1973 $441,460,582,536 $55,272,109
1974 $490,035,789,970 $84,539,332
1975 $532,861,438,885 $74,620,320
1976 $598,883,902,156 $83,100,834
1977 $737,069,290,928 $93,145,283
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 $111,027,427
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 $151,276,496
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 $182,852,107
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 $193,750,541
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 $192,902,019
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 $181,220,399
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 $181,570,474
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 $165,524,943
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 $147,620,048
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $155,128,542
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $176,494,394
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $172,882,411
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $214,877,667
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $227,540,473
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $269,034,596
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $300,746,361
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $402,837,005
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $469,443,202
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $510,586,430
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $526,554,006
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $457,579,840
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $488,024,514
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $419,842,674
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $409,508,553
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $346,406,739
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $417,668,983
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $468,005,319
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $552,864,570
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $617,258,154
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $695,295,348
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $776,337,692
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $805,557,563
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $898,133,685
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $1,063,895,361
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $1,185,215,418
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $1,285,911,586
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $1,335,571,421
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $1,307,909,888
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $1,379,490,304
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $1,469,789,119
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $1,615,478,393
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $1,619,155,017
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $1,536,145,814
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $1,522,794,913
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $1,566,360,686
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $1,660,896,531
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $1,760,767,447

Japan and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Japan Solomon Islands
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 $153.5
1968 $1,553 $166.9
1969 $1,803 $165.9
1970 $2,101 $162
1971 $2,321 $277.1
1972 $3,031 $219.5
1973 $4,061 $291.3
1974 $4,448 $433
1975 $4,776 $372
1976 $5,310 $401
1977 $6,473 $434
1978 $9,012 $500
1979 $9,301 $658
1980 $9,669 $768
1981 $10,583 $786
1982 $9,780 $756
1983 $10,652 $686
1984 $11,207 $665
1985 $11,809 $586
1986 $17,452 $506
1987 $21,142 $515
1988 $25,500 $567
1989 $25,266 $538
1990 $25,801 $648
1991 $29,428 $666
1992 $31,993 $764
1993 $36,345 $829
1994 $39,934 $1,078
1995 $44,198 $1,220
1996 $39,150 $1,289
1997 $35,638 $1,292
1998 $32,424 $1,092
1999 $36,610 $1,134
2000 $39,169 $953
2001 $34,406 $912
2002 $32,821 $757
2003 $35,387 $896
2004 $38,299 $986
2005 $37,813 $1,144
2006 $35,992 $1,256
2007 $35,779 $1,390
2008 $39,876 $1,526
2009 $41,309 $1,555
2010 $44,968 $1,685
2011 $48,760 $1,924
2012 $49,145 $2,066
2013 $40,899 $2,161
2014 $38,475 $2,165
2015 $34,961 $2,045
2016 $39,375 $2,083
2017 $38,834 $2,144
2018 $39,751 $2,278
2019 $40,416 $2,224
2020 $40,029 $2,063
2021 $40,095 $1,997
2022 $34,066 $2,005
2023 $33,836 $2,076
2024 $32,476 $2,149

Japan vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Solomon Islands
1950 59.3 41.4
1951 61 42
1952 63 42.6
1953 63.3 43.2
1954 64.5 43.7
1955 65.7 44.3
1956 65.6 42.8
1957 65.4 45.7
1958 67 46.3
1959 67.5 47
1960 67.7 47.7
1961 68.4 48.3
1962 68.7 49
1963 69.7 49.8
1964 70.2 50.6
1965 70.3 51.4
1966 71.1 52.3
1967 71.4 53.1
1968 71.7 54.1
1969 71.9 55.1
1970 72 56.1
1971 72.8 57
1972 73.3 57.9
1973 73.4 58.8
1974 73.8 59.6
1975 74.4 58.4
1976 74.8 61.2
1977 75.3 61.5
1978 75.7 62.5
1979 76.2 63.1
1980 76.1 63.7
1981 76.6 64.1
1982 77.1 64.5
1983 77.1 64.8
1984 77.5 65
1985 77.8 65.3
1986 78.2 64.7
1987 78.6 65.7
1988 78.5 65.9
1989 79 66.1
1990 79 66.2
1991 79.3 66.4
1992 79.3 66.5
1993 79.4 66.6
1994 79.8 66.7
1995 79.7 66.7
1996 80.4 66.7
1997 80.6 66.8
1998 80.6 66.9
1999 80.6 67
2000 81.2 67.1
2001 81.5 67.2
2002 81.8 67.4
2003 81.9 67.5
2004 82.1 67.6
2005 82 67.8
2006 82.4 68
2007 82.5 67.8
2008 82.6 68.3
2009 83 68.4
2010 82.9 68.7
2011 82.7 68.8
2012 83.2 69
2013 83.4 69
2014 83.6 69
2015 83.9 69.3
2016 84.1 69.5
2017 84.2 69.7
2018 84.3 69.8
2019 84.4 70
2020 84.7 69.3
2021 84.6 68.9
2022 84.1 70.4
2023 84.7 70.5
2024 84.9 70.7
2025 85 70.8

Japan and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Japan Solomon Islands
1960 93,216,000 139,688
1961 94,055,000 142,912
1962 94,933,000 146,201
1963 95,900,000 149,589
1964 96,903,000 153,085
1965 97,952,000 156,686
1966 98,851,000 160,393
1967 99,879,000 164,245
1968 101,011,000 168,282
1969 102,219,000 172,476
1970 103,403,000 176,579
1971 105,697,000 180,637
1972 107,188,000 184,994
1973 108,707,000 189,774
1974 110,162,000 195,041
1975 111,573,000 200,744
1976 112,775,000 207,194
1977 113,872,000 214,418
1978 114,913,000 222,029
1979 115,890,000 229,953
1980 116,807,000 238,135
1981 117,661,000 246,555
1982 118,480,000 255,200
1983 119,307,000 264,068
1984 120,083,000 273,163
1985 120,837,000 282,455
1986 121,482,000 291,842
1987 122,069,000 301,414
1988 122,578,000 311,265
1989 123,069,000 321,282
1990 123,478,000 331,435
1991 123,964,000 341,738
1992 124,425,000 352,205
1993 124,829,000 362,839
1994 125,178,000 373,675
1995 125,472,000 384,733
1996 125,757,000 396,009
1997 126,057,000 407,474
1998 126,400,000 419,071
1999 126,631,000 430,500
2000 126,843,000 440,469
2001 127,149,000 449,125
2002 127,445,000 457,671
2003 127,718,000 466,154
2004 127,761,000 474,611
2005 127,773,000 483,080
2006 127,854,000 491,594
2007 128,001,000 500,156
2008 128,063,000 508,790
2009 128,047,000 518,141
2010 128,070,000 532,968
2011 127,833,000 552,945
2012 127,629,000 573,606
2013 127,445,000 594,945
2014 127,276,000 616,908
2015 127,141,000 639,415
2016 127,076,000 662,379
2017 126,972,000 685,672
2018 126,811,000 709,101
2019 126,633,000 728,147
2020 126,261,000 744,498
2021 125,681,593 762,591
2022 125,124,989 781,066
2023 124,516,650 800,005
2024 123,975,371 819,198

Fertility rates in Japan and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Japan

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Japan Solomon Islands
1960 2 7.07
1961 1.96 7.05
1962 1.98 7.04
1963 2 7.03
1964 2.05 7.05
1965 2.14 7.02
1966 1.58 7
1967 2.23 6.97
1968 2.13 6.95
1969 2.13 6.97
1970 2.13 6.98
1971 2.16 6.99
1972 2.14 6.99
1973 2.14 7
1974 2.05 7.01
1975 1.91 6.99
1976 1.85 6.95
1977 1.8 6.92
1978 1.79 6.87
1979 1.77 6.82
1980 1.75 6.77
1981 1.74 6.71
1982 1.77 6.64
1983 1.8 6.57
1984 1.81 6.49
1985 1.76 6.38
1986 1.72 6.26
1987 1.69 6.12
1988 1.66 5.99
1989 1.57 5.87
1990 1.54 5.74
1991 1.53 5.62
1992 1.5 5.51
1993 1.46 5.45
1994 1.5 5.4
1995 1.42 5.34
1996 1.43 5.22
1997 1.39 5.09
1998 1.38 4.98
1999 1.34 4.86
2000 1.36 4.76
2001 1.33 4.67
2002 1.32 4.6
2003 1.29 4.54
2004 1.29 4.47
2005 1.26 4.41
2006 1.32 4.39
2007 1.34 4.37
2008 1.37 4.36
2009 1.37 4.35
2010 1.39 4.34
2011 1.39 4.34
2012 1.41 4.33
2013 1.43 4.33
2014 1.42 4.36
2015 1.45 4.29
2016 1.44 4.2
2017 1.43 4.06
2018 1.42 3.93
2019 1.36 3.8
2020 1.33 3.75
2021 1.3 3.69
2022 1.26 3.62
2023 1.2 3.56

Japan and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Japan Solomon Islands
1960 25.8 16.8
1961 26.2 16.9
1962 26.5 16.9
1963 26.9 17
1964 27.2 17
1965 27.6 17
1966 28 17
1967 28.4 16.9
1968 28.6 16.8
1969 28.9 16.8
1970 29.2 16.7
1971 29.6 16.6
1972 29.9 16.6
1973 30.2 16.4
1974 30.4 16.3
1975 30.6 16.1
1976 30.9 15.9
1977 31.5 15.9
1978 32 15.8
1979 32.4 15.8
1980 32.8 15.8
1981 33.1 15.9
1982 33.7 15.9
1983 34.3 16
1984 34.9 16.1
1985 35.4 16.2
1986 35.9 16.3
1987 36.3 16.4
1988 36.8 16.5
1989 37.2 16.7
1990 37.7 16.8
1991 38.2 17
1992 38.7 17.1
1993 39.2 17.2
1994 39.6 17.4
1995 40 17.5
1996 40.3 17.7
1997 40.7 17.8
1998 41 17.9
1999 41.4 18.1
2000 41.8 18.3
2001 42.1 18.4
2002 42.5 18.6
2003 42.8 18.8
2004 43.2 19
2005 43.6 19.1
2006 43.9 19.2
2007 44.2 19.4
2008 44.6 19.4
2009 44.9 19.5
2010 45.2 19.6
2011 45.5 19.6
2012 45.8 19.7
2013 46.2 19.7
2014 46.6 19.8
2015 47 19.9
2016 47.3 20
2017 47.6 20.2
2018 48 20.4
2019 48.3 20.5
2020 48.7 20.7
2021 49.1 20.9
2022 49.5 21.1
2023 50 21.3
2024 50.4 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
2.8%
2012
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Japan Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Japan Solomon Islands
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
84.1%
2013
English speaking
15%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
87%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Japan Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
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
2.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
864 mi
2011

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