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Kenya vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 45th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Solomon Islands
Population
58419239
854419
Population rank 26/197 161/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Kenya and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Kenya Solomon Islands
1960 $791,265,459 -
1961 $792,959,473 -
1962 $868,111,401 -
1963 $926,589,349 -
1964 $998,759,334 -
1965 $997,919,321 -
1966 $1,164,519,674 -
1967 $1,232,559,507 $25,203,524
1968 $1,353,295,459 $28,084,253
1969 $1,458,379,417 $28,606,411
1970 $1,603,447,359 -
1971 $1,778,391,289 $50,056,883
1972 $2,107,279,157 $40,606,712
1973 $2,509,001,324 $55,272,109
1974 $2,969,958,812 $84,539,332
1975 $3,259,345,083 $74,620,320
1976 $3,474,542,392 $83,100,834
1977 $4,494,378,764 $93,145,283
1978 $5,303,735,111 $111,027,427
1979 $6,234,391,113 $151,276,496
1980 $7,265,315,820 $182,852,107
1981 $6,854,491,706 $193,750,541
1982 $6,431,579,357 $192,902,019
1983 $5,979,198,314 $181,220,399
1984 $6,191,437,070 $181,570,474
1985 $6,135,034,214 $165,524,943
1986 $7,239,126,568 $147,620,048
1987 $7,970,820,369 $155,128,542
1988 $8,355,380,879 $176,494,394
1989 $8,283,114,514 $172,882,411
1990 $8,572,359,038 $214,877,667
1991 $8,151,488,783 $227,540,473
1992 $8,209,120,763 $269,034,596
1993 $5,751,786,643 $300,746,361
1994 $7,148,148,564 $402,837,005
1995 $9,046,320,255 $469,443,202
1996 $12,045,865,396 $510,586,430
1997 $13,115,764,358 $526,554,006
1998 $14,093,998,844 $457,579,840
1999 $12,896,010,459 $488,024,514
2000 $12,705,350,098 $419,842,674
2001 $12,986,007,426 $409,508,553
2002 $13,147,736,899 $346,406,739
2003 $14,904,517,650 $417,668,983
2004 $16,095,337,094 $468,005,319
2005 $18,737,895,513 $552,864,570
2006 $25,825,512,284 $617,258,154
2007 $31,958,195,182 $695,295,348
2008 $35,895,153,328 $776,337,692
2009 $42,347,217,913 $805,557,563
2010 $45,405,615,064 $898,133,685
2011 $46,869,473,151 $1,063,895,361
2012 $56,396,704,672 $1,185,215,418
2013 $61,671,440,408 $1,285,911,586
2014 $68,285,796,514 $1,335,571,421
2015 $70,120,446,897 $1,307,909,888
2016 $74,815,144,164 $1,379,490,304
2017 $82,036,510,877 $1,469,789,119
2018 $92,202,979,985 $1,615,478,393
2019 $100,378,436,207 $1,619,155,017
2020 $100,657,505,751 $1,536,145,814
2021 $109,703,658,905 $1,522,794,913
2022 $114,448,978,153 $1,566,360,686
2023 $108,038,588,971 $1,660,896,531
2024 $124,498,691,699 $1,760,767,447

Kenya and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Solomon Islands
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $99.3 -
1962 $104.6 -
1963 $107.4 -
1964 $111.3 -
1965 $106.9 -
1966 $119.8 -
1967 $121.9 $153.5
1968 $128.7 $166.9
1969 $133.3 $165.9
1970 $141 $162
1971 $150.9 $277.1
1972 $172.6 $219.5
1973 $198.6 $291.3
1974 $227.2 $433
1975 $241.2 $372
1976 $248.9 $401
1977 $311 $434
1978 $355 $500
1979 $403 $658
1980 $454 $768
1981 $413 $786
1982 $374 $756
1983 $335 $686
1984 $334 $665
1985 $320 $586
1986 $364 $506
1987 $387 $515
1988 $391 $567
1989 $374 $538
1990 $374 $648
1991 $345 $666
1992 $337 $764
1993 $229 $829
1994 $276.4 $1,078
1995 $340 $1,220
1996 $441 $1,289
1997 $467 $1,292
1998 $488 $1,092
1999 $434 $1,134
2000 $415 $953
2001 $411 $912
2002 $403 $757
2003 $443 $896
2004 $464 $986
2005 $523 $1,144
2006 $700 $1,256
2007 $840 $1,390
2008 $916 $1,526
2009 $1,048 $1,555
2010 $1,092 $1,685
2011 $1,096 $1,924
2012 $1,285 $2,066
2013 $1,371 $2,161
2014 $1,483 $2,165
2015 $1,489 $2,045
2016 $1,554 $2,083
2017 $1,667 $2,144
2018 $1,836 $2,278
2019 $1,960 $2,224
2020 $1,928 $2,063
2021 $2,061 $1,997
2022 $2,110 $2,005
2023 $1,952 $2,076
2024 $2,206 $2,149

Kenya vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Solomon Islands
1950 36.9 41.4
1951 38 42
1952 38.6 42.6
1953 39.8 43.2
1954 41 43.7
1955 42.3 44.3
1956 43.5 42.8
1957 45.3 45.7
1958 46.5 46.3
1959 47.5 47
1960 48.5 47.7
1961 49.3 48.3
1962 50.1 49
1963 50.8 49.8
1964 51.3 50.6
1965 51.9 51.4
1966 52.4 52.3
1967 52.8 53.1
1968 53.3 54.1
1969 53.7 55.1
1970 54.1 56.1
1971 54.5 57
1972 55 57.9
1973 55.5 58.8
1974 56 59.6
1975 56.6 58.4
1976 57.2 61.2
1977 57.7 61.5
1978 58.2 62.5
1979 58.7 63.1
1980 59.2 63.7
1981 59.6 64.1
1982 59.9 64.5
1983 60.3 64.8
1984 60.6 65
1985 60.9 65.3
1986 60.8 64.7
1987 60.7 65.7
1988 60.3 65.9
1989 60 66.1
1990 58.3 66.2
1991 57.8 66.4
1992 57.1 66.5
1993 56.7 66.6
1994 56.1 66.7
1995 55.9 66.7
1996 55.6 66.7
1997 55.5 66.8
1998 55.6 66.9
1999 55.9 67
2000 56.1 67.1
2001 56.5 67.2
2002 56.8 67.4
2003 57.4 67.5
2004 57.9 67.6
2005 58.5 67.8
2006 59.1 68
2007 59.4 67.8
2008 60 68.3
2009 60.5 68.4
2010 60.9 68.7
2011 61.3 68.8
2012 61.5 69
2013 61.7 69
2014 62 69
2015 62.3 69.3
2016 62.5 69.5
2017 62.7 69.7
2018 62.8 69.8
2019 62.9 70
2020 61.6 69.3
2021 61.2 68.9
2022 63.5 70.4
2023 63.6 70.5
2024 63.8 70.7
2025 64 70.8

Kenya and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Kenya Solomon Islands
1960 7,695,307 139,688
1961 7,987,770 142,912
1962 8,299,308 146,201
1963 8,627,971 149,589
1964 8,973,535 153,085
1965 9,338,078 156,686
1966 9,717,816 160,393
1967 10,111,057 164,245
1968 10,518,823 168,282
1969 10,939,695 172,476
1970 11,368,791 176,579
1971 11,788,904 180,637
1972 12,206,060 184,994
1973 12,634,835 189,774
1974 13,070,078 195,041
1975 13,511,671 200,744
1976 13,957,623 207,194
1977 14,428,819 214,418
1978 14,934,126 222,029
1979 15,460,666 229,953
1980 16,018,459 238,135
1981 16,601,507 246,555
1982 17,206,175 255,200
1983 17,846,374 264,068
1984 18,514,906 273,163
1985 19,201,768 282,455
1986 19,901,646 291,842
1987 20,616,096 301,414
1988 21,356,219 311,265
1989 22,118,434 321,282
1990 22,892,651 331,435
1991 23,646,514 341,738
1992 24,382,460 352,205
1993 25,117,188 362,839
1994 25,857,130 373,675
1995 26,601,751 384,733
1996 27,344,211 396,009
1997 28,101,768 407,474
1998 28,888,057 419,071
1999 29,733,408 430,500
2000 30,642,890 440,469
2001 31,619,170 449,125
2002 32,629,808 457,671
2003 33,652,223 466,154
2004 34,713,455 474,611
2005 35,796,484 483,080
2006 36,904,008 491,594
2007 38,036,349 500,156
2008 39,206,351 508,790
2009 40,408,891 518,141
2010 41,598,567 532,968
2011 42,758,461 552,945
2012 43,888,303 573,606
2013 44,986,791 594,945
2014 46,051,440 616,908
2015 47,088,526 639,415
2016 48,139,687 662,379
2017 49,197,766 685,672
2018 50,207,107 709,101
2019 51,202,827 728,147
2020 52,217,334 744,498
2021 53,219,166 762,591
2022 54,252,461 781,066
2023 55,339,003 800,005
2024 56,432,944 819,198

Fertility rates in Kenya and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Kenya

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Solomon Islands
1960 7.65 7.07
1961 7.72 7.05
1962 7.77 7.04
1963 7.82 7.03
1964 7.87 7.05
1965 7.92 7.02
1966 7.96 7
1967 7.95 6.97
1968 7.95 6.95
1969 7.95 6.97
1970 7.94 6.98
1971 7.92 6.99
1972 7.89 6.99
1973 7.86 7
1974 7.82 7.01
1975 7.8 6.99
1976 7.77 6.95
1977 7.73 6.92
1978 7.67 6.87
1979 7.6 6.82
1980 7.53 6.77
1981 7.45 6.71
1982 7.35 6.64
1983 7.22 6.57
1984 7.08 6.49
1985 6.96 6.38
1986 6.84 6.26
1987 6.69 6.12
1988 6.52 5.99
1989 6.33 5.87
1990 6.14 5.74
1991 5.94 5.62
1992 5.74 5.51
1993 5.57 5.45
1994 5.44 5.4
1995 5.37 5.34
1996 5.31 5.22
1997 5.27 5.09
1998 5.24 4.98
1999 5.18 4.86
2000 5.14 4.76
2001 5.09 4.67
2002 5.03 4.6
2003 4.94 4.54
2004 4.86 4.47
2005 4.8 4.41
2006 4.75 4.39
2007 4.72 4.37
2008 4.66 4.36
2009 4.57 4.35
2010 4.45 4.34
2011 4.28 4.34
2012 4.12 4.33
2013 3.96 4.33
2014 3.84 4.36
2015 3.77 4.29
2016 3.69 4.2
2017 3.61 4.06
2018 3.54 3.93
2019 3.43 3.8
2020 3.36 3.75
2021 3.31 3.69
2022 3.26 3.62
2023 3.21 3.56

Kenya and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Kenya Solomon Islands
1960 15.7 16.8
1961 15.5 16.9
1962 15.3 16.9
1963 15.2 17
1964 15.1 17
1965 14.9 17
1966 14.8 17
1967 14.6 16.9
1968 14.5 16.8
1969 14.5 16.8
1970 14.4 16.7
1971 14.4 16.6
1972 14.3 16.6
1973 14.3 16.4
1974 14.3 16.3
1975 14.3 16.1
1976 14.3 15.9
1977 14.3 15.9
1978 14.3 15.8
1979 14.4 15.8
1980 14.5 15.8
1981 14.5 15.9
1982 14.6 15.9
1983 14.7 16
1984 14.8 16.1
1985 14.9 16.2
1986 15 16.3
1987 15 16.4
1988 15.1 16.5
1989 15.2 16.7
1990 15.3 16.8
1991 15.5 17
1992 15.6 17.1
1993 15.7 17.2
1994 15.9 17.4
1995 16 17.5
1996 16.1 17.7
1997 16.2 17.8
1998 16.4 17.9
1999 16.5 18.1
2000 16.7 18.3
2001 16.8 18.4
2002 17 18.6
2003 17.1 18.8
2004 17.3 19
2005 17.4 19.1
2006 17.5 19.2
2007 17.6 19.4
2008 17.7 19.4
2009 17.8 19.5
2010 17.9 19.6
2011 18.1 19.6
2012 18.2 19.7
2013 18.4 19.7
2014 18.5 19.8
2015 18.7 19.9
2016 18.9 20
2017 19.1 20.2
2018 19.3 20.4
2019 19.6 20.5
2020 19.8 20.7
2021 20 20.9
2022 20.3 21.1
2023 20.6 21.3
2024 20.8 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.8%
2012
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Kenya Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
30%
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
5.23 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
84.1%
2013
English speaking
78.7%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
42.5%
2023

Health

Kenya Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
864 mi
2011

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