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Laos vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Laos has a population of 7.77M (ranked 103/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Laos' land area is 89,112 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 79th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Laos Solomon Islands
Population
7954155
854419
Population rank 103/197 161/197
GDP
$16.5B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 139/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$2,124
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 155/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,788
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$15.9B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,049
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 118/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,296
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
89,112 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
87.2 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.42
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
25.6 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Laos and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Laos and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Laos

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Laos Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 - -
1971 - $50,056,883
1972 - $40,606,712
1973 - $55,272,109
1974 - $84,539,332
1975 - $74,620,320
1976 - $83,100,834
1977 - $93,145,283
1978 - $111,027,427
1979 - $151,276,496
1980 - $182,852,107
1981 - $193,750,541
1982 - $192,902,019
1983 - $181,220,399
1984 $1,757,142,856 $181,570,474
1985 $2,366,666,616 $165,524,943
1986 $1,776,842,097 $147,620,048
1987 $1,087,273,104 $155,128,542
1988 $598,961,269 $176,494,394
1989 $714,046,821 $172,882,411
1990 $865,559,879 $214,877,667
1991 $1,028,087,972 $227,540,473
1992 $1,127,806,945 $269,034,596
1993 $1,327,748,690 $300,746,361
1994 $1,543,606,345 $402,837,005
1995 $1,763,536,305 $469,443,202
1996 $1,873,671,550 $510,586,430
1997 $1,747,011,857 $526,554,006
1998 $1,280,177,839 $457,579,840
1999 $1,454,430,642 $488,024,514
2000 $1,731,198,022 $419,842,674
2001 $1,768,619,058 $409,508,553
2002 $1,758,176,653 $346,406,739
2003 $2,023,324,407 $417,668,983
2004 $2,366,398,120 $468,005,319
2005 $2,735,558,735 $552,864,570
2006 $3,455,030,061 $617,258,154
2007 $4,223,152,739 $695,295,348
2008 $5,446,433,157 $776,337,692
2009 $5,836,137,330 $805,557,563
2010 $7,131,771,015 $898,133,685
2011 $8,750,104,617 $1,063,895,361
2012 $10,192,846,339 $1,185,215,418
2013 $11,983,252,627 $1,285,911,586
2014 $13,279,245,886 $1,335,571,421
2015 $14,426,380,126 $1,307,909,888
2016 $15,912,501,723 $1,379,490,304
2017 $17,071,155,481 $1,469,789,119
2018 $18,141,641,090 $1,615,478,393
2019 $18,740,561,513 $1,619,155,017
2020 $18,981,805,250 $1,536,145,814
2021 $18,827,148,531 $1,522,794,913
2022 $15,468,785,204 $1,566,360,686
2023 $15,843,155,731 $1,660,896,531
2024 $16,502,933,121 $1,760,767,447

Laos and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Laos

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Laos Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 - $162
1971 - $277.1
1972 - $219.5
1973 - $291.3
1974 - $433
1975 - $372
1976 - $401
1977 - $434
1978 - $500
1979 - $658
1980 - $768
1981 - $786
1982 - $756
1983 - $686
1984 $483 $665
1985 $633 $586
1986 $462 $506
1987 $274.7 $515
1988 $147.1 $567
1989 $170.4 $538
1990 $200.7 $648
1991 $231.8 $666
1992 $247.3 $764
1993 $283.4 $829
1994 $321 $1,078
1995 $358 $1,220
1996 $371 $1,289
1997 $339 $1,292
1998 $243.9 $1,092
1999 $272.3 $1,134
2000 $319 $953
2001 $320 $912
2002 $313 $757
2003 $355 $896
2004 $409 $986
2005 $466 $1,144
2006 $579 $1,256
2007 $697 $1,390
2008 $886 $1,526
2009 $935 $1,555
2010 $1,126 $1,685
2011 $1,362 $1,924
2012 $1,564 $2,066
2013 $1,813 $2,161
2014 $1,981 $2,165
2015 $2,121 $2,045
2016 $2,303 $2,083
2017 $2,432 $2,144
2018 $2,545 $2,278
2019 $2,589 $2,224
2020 $2,584 $2,063
2021 $2,526 $1,997
2022 $2,046 $2,005
2023 $2,067 $2,076
2024 $2,124 $2,149

Laos vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Laos

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Laos Solomon Islands
1950 38.9 41.4
1951 39.2 42
1952 39.4 42.6
1953 39.7 43.2
1954 40 43.7
1955 40.3 44.3
1956 40.6 42.8
1957 40.9 45.7
1958 41.2 46.3
1959 40.7 47
1960 41 47.7
1961 41.3 48.3
1962 42.3 49
1963 41.5 49.8
1964 41.9 50.6
1965 42.2 51.4
1966 42.3 52.3
1967 42.9 53.1
1968 43.2 54.1
1969 43.5 55.1
1970 43.8 56.1
1971 44.1 57
1972 44.4 57.9
1973 44.7 58.8
1974 45.9 59.6
1975 46.1 58.4
1976 46 61.2
1977 46.4 61.5
1978 46.8 62.5
1979 47.5 63.1
1980 48.6 63.7
1981 49.2 64.1
1982 49.9 64.5
1983 50.5 64.8
1984 51 65
1985 51.6 65.3
1986 52.1 64.7
1987 52.6 65.7
1988 53.1 65.9
1989 53.6 66.1
1990 54 66.2
1991 54.7 66.4
1992 55.1 66.5
1993 55.6 66.6
1994 55.8 66.7
1995 56.3 66.7
1996 56.8 66.7
1997 57.3 66.8
1998 57.5 66.9
1999 57.9 67
2000 58.3 67.1
2001 58.9 67.2
2002 59.3 67.4
2003 59.6 67.5
2004 60.1 67.6
2005 60.7 67.8
2006 61.1 68
2007 61.7 67.8
2008 62.2 68.3
2009 63 68.4
2010 63.7 68.7
2011 64.5 68.8
2012 65.1 69
2013 65.7 69
2014 66.3 69
2015 66.7 69.3
2016 67 69.5
2017 67.3 69.7
2018 67.6 69.8
2019 67.9 70
2020 68.3 69.3
2021 67.8 68.9
2022 68.7 70.4
2023 69 70.5
2024 69.2 70.7
2025 69.5 70.8

Laos and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Laos

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Laos Solomon Islands
1960 2,121,514 139,688
1961 2,169,796 142,912
1962 2,219,910 146,201
1963 2,271,061 149,589
1964 2,322,826 153,085
1965 2,376,200 156,686
1966 2,431,084 160,393
1967 2,487,715 164,245
1968 2,546,377 168,282
1969 2,606,959 172,476
1970 2,669,702 176,579
1971 2,734,628 180,637
1972 2,801,660 184,994
1973 2,870,573 189,774
1974 2,939,761 195,041
1975 3,005,521 200,744
1976 3,064,876 207,194
1977 3,118,923 214,418
1978 3,171,740 222,029
1979 3,228,202 229,953
1980 3,292,573 238,135
1981 3,366,631 246,555
1982 3,450,026 255,200
1983 3,541,001 264,068
1984 3,637,843 273,163
1985 3,739,985 282,455
1986 3,846,715 291,842
1987 3,957,612 301,414
1988 4,072,601 311,265
1989 4,190,974 321,282
1990 4,311,955 331,435
1991 4,435,118 341,738
1992 4,559,646 352,205
1993 4,685,060 362,839
1994 4,809,220 373,675
1995 4,929,409 384,733
1996 5,045,678 396,009
1997 5,152,011 407,474
1998 5,248,266 419,071
1999 5,340,784 430,500
2000 5,431,212 440,469
2001 5,521,482 449,125
2002 5,610,889 457,671
2003 5,697,945 466,154
2004 5,781,626 474,611
2005 5,869,523 483,080
2006 5,963,200 491,594
2007 6,056,236 500,156
2008 6,148,969 508,790
2009 6,241,642 518,141
2010 6,334,194 532,968
2011 6,426,590 552,945
2012 6,518,978 573,606
2013 6,611,385 594,945
2014 6,703,172 616,908
2015 6,801,645 639,415
2016 6,908,802 662,379
2017 7,018,147 685,672
2018 7,128,045 709,101
2019 7,237,636 728,147
2020 7,346,533 744,498
2021 7,453,194 762,591
2022 7,559,007 781,066
2023 7,664,993 800,005
2024 7,769,819 819,198

Fertility rates in Laos and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Laos

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Laos Solomon Islands
1960 6.29 7.07
1961 6.31 7.05
1962 6.31 7.04
1963 6.32 7.03
1964 6.31 7.05
1965 6.32 7.02
1966 6.31 7
1967 6.31 6.97
1968 6.3 6.95
1969 6.3 6.97
1970 6.31 6.98
1971 6.3 6.99
1972 6.28 6.99
1973 6.28 7
1974 6.29 7.01
1975 6.29 6.99
1976 6.29 6.95
1977 6.29 6.92
1978 6.3 6.87
1979 6.31 6.82
1980 6.33 6.77
1981 6.35 6.71
1982 6.37 6.64
1983 6.38 6.57
1984 6.37 6.49
1985 6.33 6.38
1986 6.26 6.26
1987 6.21 6.12
1988 6.16 5.99
1989 6.1 5.87
1990 6.06 5.74
1991 5.99 5.62
1992 5.9 5.51
1993 5.8 5.45
1994 5.6 5.4
1995 5.36 5.34
1996 5.15 5.22
1997 4.96 5.09
1998 4.79 4.98
1999 4.64 4.86
2000 4.43 4.76
2001 4.29 4.67
2002 4.13 4.6
2003 4.02 4.54
2004 3.9 4.47
2005 3.69 4.41
2006 3.56 4.39
2007 3.44 4.37
2008 3.33 4.36
2009 3.23 4.35
2010 3.14 4.34
2011 3.05 4.34
2012 2.95 4.33
2013 2.87 4.33
2014 2.8 4.36
2015 2.8 4.29
2016 2.74 4.2
2017 2.69 4.06
2018 2.63 3.93
2019 2.59 3.8
2020 2.54 3.75
2021 2.49 3.69
2022 2.46 3.62
2023 2.42 3.56

Laos and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Laos

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Laos Solomon Islands
1960 19.2 16.8
1961 19.2 16.9
1962 19.1 16.9
1963 19 17
1964 19 17
1965 18.9 17
1966 18.9 17
1967 18.9 16.9
1968 18.8 16.8
1969 18.8 16.8
1970 18.7 16.7
1971 18.7 16.6
1972 18.7 16.6
1973 18.7 16.4
1974 18.6 16.3
1975 18.5 16.1
1976 18.4 15.9
1977 18.3 15.9
1978 18.1 15.8
1979 18 15.8
1980 17.9 15.8
1981 17.9 15.9
1982 17.8 15.9
1983 17.8 16
1984 17.8 16.1
1985 17.8 16.2
1986 17.8 16.3
1987 17.8 16.4
1988 17.9 16.5
1989 17.9 16.7
1990 17.9 16.8
1991 17.9 17
1992 17.9 17.1
1993 17.9 17.2
1994 17.9 17.4
1995 17.9 17.5
1996 17.9 17.7
1997 18 17.8
1998 18 17.9
1999 18 18.1
2000 18.1 18.3
2001 18.2 18.4
2002 18.4 18.6
2003 18.5 18.8
2004 18.7 19
2005 18.9 19.1
2006 19.2 19.2
2007 19.6 19.4
2008 20 19.4
2009 20.5 19.5
2010 21 19.6
2011 21.4 19.6
2012 21.9 19.7
2013 22.3 19.7
2014 22.7 19.8
2015 23 19.9
2016 23.3 20
2017 23.6 20.2
2018 23.8 20.4
2019 24.1 20.5
2020 24.4 20.7
2021 24.7 20.9
2022 25 21.1
2023 25.3 21.3
2024 25.6 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Laos Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.4%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
1.23%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.19%
2013
n/a
Armed forces personnel
129,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.87%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.21%
2022
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
43.5%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
51.1
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.2%
2018
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2018
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$1.77B
2023
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$247M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
886,400
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.51%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
37.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Laos Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
815 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.8
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.39 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
49.2%
2022
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
54.2%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-49%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,264 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.3%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
75.9%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
96.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Laos Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.1%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-10,284
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
38.9%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.34 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.02 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
26.2
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
17
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.01
2015
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
62
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
75.6%
2023
84.1%
2013
English speaking
6%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
63.6%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Laos Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$41.3
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$11.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
36.3%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.33
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
112
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
8.32%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
27.2%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Laos Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.15%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
11,469 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,831 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
63,676 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
24,598 mi
2009
864 mi
2011

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