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Liberia vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Liberia has a population of 5.61M (ranked 117/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Liberia's land area is 37,189 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 106th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Liberia Solomon Islands
Population
5829811
854419
Population rank 116/197 161/197
GDP
$4.75B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 163/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$846
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 185/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,885
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$2.68B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
56.5%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$478
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 167/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,418
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
37,189 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.95
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
19.6 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Liberia and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Liberia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Liberia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Liberia Solomon Islands
1960 $190,495,600 -
1961 $183,920,900 -
1962 $191,861,800 -
1963 $200,229,600 -
1964 $218,929,100 -
1965 $229,260,800 -
1966 $244,459,500 -
1967 $261,024,300 $25,203,524
1968 $276,820,700 $28,084,253
1969 $306,961,800 $28,606,411
1970 $323,099,700 -
1971 $341,543,100 $50,056,883
1972 $368,098,000 $40,606,712
1973 $386,968,300 $55,272,109
1974 $486,955,000 $84,539,332
1975 $577,549,300 $74,620,320
1976 $596,675,700 $83,100,834
1977 $673,010,600 $93,145,283
1978 $717,240,400 $111,027,427
1979 $814,067,900 $151,276,496
1980 $854,711,500 $182,852,107
1981 $846,514,500 $193,750,541
1982 $863,933,200 $192,902,019
1983 $823,374,900 $181,220,399
1984 $848,478,300 $181,570,474
1985 $851,296,100 $165,524,943
1986 $840,964,400 $147,620,048
1987 $972,800,000 $155,128,542
1988 $1,038,300,000 $176,494,394
1989 $786,300,000 $172,882,411
1990 $384,400,000 $214,877,667
1991 $348,000,000 $227,540,473
1992 $223,500,000 $269,034,596
1993 $160,400,000 $300,746,361
1994 $132,200,000 $402,837,005
1995 $134,800,000 $469,443,202
1996 $159,400,000 $510,586,430
1997 $295,900,000 $526,554,006
1998 $359,600,000 $457,579,840
1999 $441,800,000 $488,024,514
2000 $874,000,000 $419,842,674
2001 $906,000,000 $409,508,553
2002 $927,000,000 $346,406,739
2003 $748,000,000 $417,668,983
2004 $897,000,000 $468,005,319
2005 $949,000,000 $552,864,570
2006 $1,119,000,000 $617,258,154
2007 $1,373,000,000 $695,295,348
2008 $1,726,000,000 $776,337,692
2009 $1,768,000,000 $805,557,563
2010 $1,998,000,000 $898,133,685
2011 $2,398,000,000 $1,063,895,361
2012 $2,791,614,000 $1,185,215,418
2013 $3,177,198,100 $1,285,911,586
2014 $3,225,652,000 $1,335,571,421
2015 $3,227,075,700 $1,307,909,888
2016 $3,398,419,600 $1,379,490,304
2017 $3,390,703,400 $1,469,789,119
2018 $3,422,754,800 $1,615,478,393
2019 $3,319,596,500 $1,619,155,017
2020 $3,176,126,300 $1,536,145,814
2021 $3,513,049,500 $1,522,794,913
2022 $4,001,047,000 $1,566,360,686
2023 $4,390,000,000 $1,660,896,531
2024 $4,750,000,000 $1,760,767,447

Liberia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Liberia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Liberia Solomon Islands
1960 $167.2 -
1961 $157.5 -
1962 $160.3 -
1963 $163.1 -
1964 $173.9 -
1965 $177.6 -
1966 $184.6 -
1967 $192.2 $153.5
1968 $198.6 $166.9
1969 $214.7 $165.9
1970 $220.3 $162
1971 $227.1 $277.1
1972 $238.6 $219.5
1973 $244.4 $291.3
1974 $299.4 $433
1975 $346 $372
1976 $347 $401
1977 $381 $434
1978 $394 $500
1979 $435 $658
1980 $443 $768
1981 $426 $786
1982 $422 $756
1983 $391 $686
1984 $390 $665
1985 $380 $586
1986 $364 $506
1987 $409 $515
1988 $424 $567
1989 $312 $538
1990 $172.9 $648
1991 $177.9 $666
1992 $107.8 $764
1993 $74.4 $829
1994 $61.5 $1,078
1995 $62.1 $1,220
1996 $71.4 $1,289
1997 $122.6 $1,292
1998 $134.7 $1,092
1999 $156.6 $1,134
2000 $298.5 $953
2001 $300 $912
2002 $299.5 $757
2003 $239.8 $896
2004 $284.1 $986
2005 $287.5 $1,144
2006 $321 $1,256
2007 $374 $1,390
2008 $452 $1,526
2009 $448 $1,555
2010 $492 $1,685
2011 $568 $1,924
2012 $638 $2,066
2013 $711 $2,161
2014 $707 $2,165
2015 $693 $2,045
2016 $715 $2,083
2017 $699 $2,144
2018 $692 $2,278
2019 $658 $2,224
2020 $617 $2,063
2021 $668 $1,997
2022 $745 $2,005
2023 $799 $2,076
2024 $846 $2,149

Liberia vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Liberia

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Liberia Solomon Islands
1950 38 41.4
1951 38 42
1952 38.1 42.6
1953 38.1 43.2
1954 38.1 43.7
1955 38.1 44.3
1956 38.1 42.8
1957 38.1 45.7
1958 38.1 46.3
1959 38.1 47
1960 38.1 47.7
1961 38.1 48.3
1962 38.2 49
1963 38.3 49.8
1964 38.5 50.6
1965 38.7 51.4
1966 39 52.3
1967 39.3 53.1
1968 39.6 54.1
1969 40 55.1
1970 40.4 56.1
1971 40.7 57
1972 41.2 57.9
1973 41.6 58.8
1974 42.1 59.6
1975 42.5 58.4
1976 42.9 61.2
1977 43.2 61.5
1978 43.6 62.5
1979 43.9 63.1
1980 44.1 63.7
1981 44.3 64.1
1982 44.4 64.5
1983 44.6 64.8
1984 44.7 65
1985 44 65.3
1986 44.5 64.7
1987 44.3 65.7
1988 44.1 65.9
1989 43.9 66.1
1990 37.6 66.2
1991 43.6 66.4
1992 43.6 66.5
1993 43 66.6
1994 42.6 66.7
1995 44.6 66.7
1996 44.9 66.7
1997 48.3 66.8
1998 49.4 66.9
1999 50.4 67
2000 51.9 67.1
2001 53.1 67.2
2002 54.1 67.4
2003 53 67.5
2004 55.9 67.6
2005 56.8 67.8
2006 57.5 68
2007 58.1 67.8
2008 58.7 68.3
2009 59.1 68.4
2010 59.4 68.7
2011 59.5 68.8
2012 59.8 69
2013 60 69
2014 59.2 69
2015 59.2 69.3
2016 60.5 69.5
2017 60.8 69.7
2018 61 69.8
2019 61.2 70
2020 61.3 69.3
2021 61.2 68.9
2022 61.9 70.4
2023 62.2 70.5
2024 62.3 70.7
2025 62.5 70.8

Liberia and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Liberia

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Liberia Solomon Islands
1960 1,139,522 139,688
1961 1,167,717 142,912
1962 1,197,039 146,201
1963 1,227,414 149,589
1964 1,258,745 153,085
1965 1,291,156 156,686
1966 1,324,383 160,393
1967 1,358,435 164,245
1968 1,393,530 168,282
1969 1,429,605 172,476
1970 1,466,676 176,579
1971 1,504,077 180,637
1972 1,542,670 184,994
1973 1,583,588 189,774
1974 1,626,362 195,041
1975 1,670,913 200,744
1976 1,717,060 207,194
1977 1,766,019 214,418
1978 1,818,247 222,029
1979 1,872,713 229,953
1980 1,929,253 238,135
1981 1,986,867 246,555
1982 2,045,073 255,200
1983 2,107,113 264,068
1984 2,173,312 273,163
1985 2,240,539 282,455
1986 2,308,511 291,842
1987 2,377,229 301,414
1988 2,446,941 311,265
1989 2,517,858 321,282
1990 2,223,667 331,435
1991 1,956,518 341,738
1992 2,072,461 352,205
1993 2,155,126 362,839
1994 2,149,928 373,675
1995 2,169,162 384,733
1996 2,232,289 396,009
1997 2,412,989 407,474
1998 2,670,124 419,071
1999 2,821,684 430,500
2000 2,928,117 440,469
2001 3,015,338 449,125
2002 3,094,782 457,671
2003 3,119,532 466,154
2004 3,156,892 474,611
2005 3,301,015 483,080
2006 3,490,787 491,594
2007 3,669,050 500,156
2008 3,821,003 508,790
2009 3,943,028 518,141
2010 4,058,890 532,968
2011 4,221,178 552,945
2012 4,373,043 573,606
2013 4,470,239 594,945
2014 4,564,293 616,908
2015 4,659,431 639,415
2016 4,755,608 662,379
2017 4,848,925 685,672
2018 4,944,726 709,101
2019 5,043,721 728,147
2020 5,149,463 744,498
2021 5,259,323 762,591
2022 5,373,294 781,066
2023 5,493,031 800,005
2024 5,612,817 819,198

Fertility rates in Liberia and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Liberia

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Liberia Solomon Islands
1960 6.39 7.07
1961 6.45 7.05
1962 6.5 7.04
1963 6.56 7.03
1964 6.59 7.05
1965 6.62 7.02
1966 6.63 7
1967 6.65 6.97
1968 6.66 6.95
1969 6.64 6.97
1970 6.58 6.98
1971 6.54 6.99
1972 6.6 6.99
1973 6.65 7
1974 6.69 7.01
1975 6.74 6.99
1976 6.79 6.95
1977 6.84 6.92
1978 6.88 6.87
1979 6.92 6.82
1980 6.87 6.77
1981 6.83 6.71
1982 6.79 6.64
1983 6.76 6.57
1984 6.73 6.49
1985 6.69 6.38
1986 6.64 6.26
1987 6.57 6.12
1988 6.51 5.99
1989 6.43 5.87
1990 6.37 5.74
1991 6.32 5.62
1992 6.28 5.51
1993 6.25 5.45
1994 6.21 5.4
1995 6.17 5.34
1996 6.13 5.22
1997 6.08 5.09
1998 6.02 4.98
1999 5.95 4.86
2000 5.88 4.76
2001 5.77 4.67
2002 5.65 4.6
2003 5.55 4.54
2004 5.51 4.47
2005 5.52 4.41
2006 5.53 4.39
2007 5.46 4.37
2008 5.33 4.36
2009 5.17 4.35
2010 5.06 4.34
2011 4.97 4.34
2012 4.88 4.33
2013 4.75 4.33
2014 4.62 4.36
2015 4.52 4.29
2016 4.46 4.2
2017 4.4 4.06
2018 4.34 3.93
2019 4.26 3.8
2020 4.17 3.75
2021 4.09 3.69
2022 4.02 3.62
2023 3.95 3.56

Liberia and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Liberia

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Liberia Solomon Islands
1960 19.3 16.8
1961 19.3 16.9
1962 19.3 16.9
1963 19.3 17
1964 19.2 17
1965 19.2 17
1966 19.2 17
1967 19.1 16.9
1968 19 16.8
1969 18.8 16.8
1970 18.7 16.7
1971 18.6 16.6
1972 18.6 16.6
1973 18.5 16.4
1974 18.4 16.3
1975 18.3 16.1
1976 18.2 15.9
1977 18.2 15.9
1978 18.1 15.8
1979 18 15.8
1980 18 15.8
1981 17.9 15.9
1982 17.9 15.9
1983 17.9 16
1984 17.9 16.1
1985 17.9 16.2
1986 17.9 16.3
1987 17.9 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 18 17.4
1995 18 17.5
1996 18.1 17.7
1997 18.1 17.8
1998 18.2 17.9
1999 18.2 18.1
2000 18.3 18.3
2001 18.3 18.4
2002 18.3 18.6
2003 18.4 18.8
2004 18.4 19
2005 18.4 19.1
2006 18.4 19.2
2007 18.4 19.4
2008 18.4 19.4
2009 18.4 19.5
2010 18.4 19.6
2011 18.6 19.6
2012 18.8 19.7
2013 18.7 19.7
2014 18.7 19.8
2015 18.7 19.9
2016 18.7 20
2017 18.7 20.2
2018 18.8 20.4
2019 18.8 20.5
2020 19 20.7
2021 19.1 20.9
2022 19.2 21.1
2023 19.4 21.3
2024 19.6 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Liberia Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$4.27B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.4%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.3%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.47%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.93%
2017
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
42.1%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.5
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.1%
2016
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2016
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$600M
2022
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$680M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
27.1%
2009
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
52.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Liberia Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.64 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.3 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
92.8%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
57.4%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
55.7%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
32.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Liberia Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,779
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
54.1%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
24.6
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.12
2012
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
38.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.3%
2017
84.1%
2013
English speaking
82.7%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
23.5%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Liberia Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$99.7
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
62.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
19.9%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
628
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
72.9
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.4%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.2%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
19
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.86 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Liberia Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,626 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,425 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
29,061 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
6,587 mi
2018
864 mi
2011

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