Malawi vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 107th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Malawi and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	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	$1,801,156,775	$182,852,107
1981	$1,801,193,910	$193,750,541
1982	$1,717,379,495	$192,902,019
1983	$1,780,148,049	$181,220,399
1984	$1,758,028,656	$181,570,474
1985	$1,646,442,273	$165,524,943
1986	$1,722,586,299	$147,620,048
1987	$1,721,711,808	$155,128,542
1988	$2,008,189,508	$176,494,394
1989	$2,314,205,130	$172,882,411
1990	$2,737,087,862	$214,877,667
1991	$3,206,783,830	$227,540,473
1992	$2,618,837,835	$269,034,596
1993	$3,013,392,658	$300,746,361
1994	$1,719,864,761	$402,837,005
1995	$2,033,701,498	$469,443,202
1996	$3,319,573,750	$510,586,430
1997	$3,875,785,863	$526,554,006
1998	$2,547,609,590	$457,579,840
1999	$2,584,478,924	$488,024,514
2000	$2,537,307,580	$419,842,674
2001	$2,498,008,665	$409,508,553
2002	$5,087,328,438	$346,406,739
2003	$4,669,789,300	$417,668,983
2004	$5,058,726,350	$468,005,319
2005	$5,320,409,651	$552,864,570
2006	$5,818,279,739	$617,258,154
2007	$6,451,210,219	$695,295,348
2008	$7,743,617,352	$776,337,692
2009	$9,009,887,947	$805,557,563
2010	$10,128,323,011	$898,133,685
2011	$11,648,142,958	$1,063,895,361
2012	$8,773,203,178	$1,185,215,418
2013	$8,031,571,928	$1,285,911,586
2014	$8,801,326,169	$1,335,571,421
2015	$9,219,474,379	$1,307,909,888
2016	$7,909,868,618	$1,379,490,304
2017	$8,943,543,794	$1,469,789,119
2018	$9,879,231,592	$1,615,478,393
2019	$11,051,865,580	$1,619,155,017
2020	$11,769,313,598	$1,536,145,814
2021	$12,378,129,751	$1,522,794,913
2022	$12,429,060,151	$1,566,360,686
2023	$12,712,150,082	$1,660,896,531
2024	$11,008,925,323	$1,760,767,447

Malawi and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	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	$287.5	$768
1981	$276.4	$786
1982	$253.3	$756
1983	$252.4	$686
1984	$239.7	$665
1985	$216.1	$586
1986	$217.9	$506
1987	$207.6	$515
1988	$229.4	$567
1989	$252.2	$538
1990	$286.7	$648
1991	$326	$666
1992	$258.4	$764
1993	$293	$829
1994	$169.2	$1,078
1995	$200.4	$1,220
1996	$321	$1,289
1997	$367	$1,292
1998	$236	$1,092
1999	$233.9	$1,134
2000	$224.2	$953
2001	$215.5	$912
2002	$428	$757
2003	$383	$896
2004	$405	$986
2005	$414	$1,144
2006	$441	$1,256
2007	$475	$1,390
2008	$554	$1,526
2009	$626	$1,555
2010	$683	$1,685
2011	$763	$1,924
2012	$558	$2,066
2013	$497	$2,161
2014	$530	$2,165
2015	$540	$2,045
2016	$451	$2,083
2017	$496	$2,144
2018	$533	$2,278
2019	$581	$2,224
2020	$603	$2,063
2021	$617	$1,997
2022	$604	$2,005
2023	$602	$2,076
2024	$508	$2,149

Malawi vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Solomon Islands
1950	32.7	41.4
1951	32.8	42
1952	33	42.6
1953	33.2	43.2
1954	33.3	43.7
1955	33.6	44.3
1956	33.8	42.8
1957	34.1	45.7
1958	34.4	46.3
1959	34.8	47
1960	35	47.7
1961	35.2	48.3
1962	35.4	49
1963	35.6	49.8
1964	35.7	50.6
1965	35.7	51.4
1966	35.8	52.3
1967	35.9	53.1
1968	36.1	54.1
1969	36.3	55.1
1970	36.6	56.1
1971	37.1	57
1972	37.6	57.9
1973	38.4	58.8
1974	39.2	59.6
1975	40.1	58.4
1976	41	61.2
1977	42	61.5
1978	43	62.5
1979	43.7	63.1
1980	44.3	63.7
1981	44.7	64.1
1982	44.8	64.5
1983	45	64.8
1984	44.8	65
1985	44.6	65.3
1986	44.3	64.7
1987	43.9	65.7
1988	43.6	65.9
1989	43.5	66.1
1990	43.6	66.2
1991	43.5	66.4
1992	43.6	66.5
1993	43.6	66.6
1994	43.8	66.7
1995	43.8	66.7
1996	44	66.7
1997	44.2	66.8
1998	44.3	66.9
1999	45.1	67
2000	46.2	67.1
2001	47.2	67.2
2002	48.2	67.4
2003	49.6	67.5
2004	51.1	67.6
2005	52.5	67.8
2006	53.7	68
2007	54.7	67.8
2008	55.7	68.3
2009	56.7	68.4
2010	57.8	68.7
2011	58.9	68.8
2012	59.9	69
2013	60.8	69
2014	61.7	69
2015	62.3	69.3
2016	63.2	69.5
2017	63.9	69.7
2018	64.5	69.8
2019	65	70
2020	65.2	69.3
2021	64.8	68.9
2022	66	70.4
2023	67.4	70.5
2024	67.6	70.7
2025	67.7	70.8

Malawi and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Solomon Islands
1960	3,628,134	139,688
1961	3,715,534	142,912
1962	3,806,307	146,201
1963	3,900,506	149,589
1964	3,997,305	153,085
1965	4,096,157	156,686
1966	4,197,926	160,393
1967	4,303,012	164,245
1968	4,411,054	168,282
1969	4,521,184	172,476
1970	4,633,944	176,579
1971	4,751,434	180,637
1972	4,874,475	184,994
1973	5,003,938	189,774
1974	5,141,337	195,041
1975	5,287,367	200,744
1976	5,443,384	207,194
1977	5,614,983	214,418
1978	5,810,132	222,029
1979	6,028,749	229,953
1980	6,265,529	238,135
1981	6,516,454	246,555
1982	6,778,879	255,200
1983	7,051,709	264,068
1984	7,332,810	273,163
1985	7,620,508	282,455
1986	7,906,480	291,842
1987	8,293,174	301,414
1988	8,753,262	311,265
1989	9,176,220	321,282
1990	9,545,852	331,435
1991	9,844,227	341,738
1992	10,135,079	352,205
1993	10,284,024	362,839
1994	10,164,894	373,675
1995	10,150,117	384,733
1996	10,352,228	396,009
1997	10,562,035	407,474
1998	10,792,876	419,071
1999	11,047,804	430,500
2000	11,315,942	440,469
2001	11,593,058	449,125
2002	11,880,440	457,671
2003	12,181,574	466,154
2004	12,500,737	474,611
2005	12,840,031	483,080
2006	13,198,701	491,594
2007	13,576,343	500,156
2008	13,976,417	508,790
2009	14,395,788	518,141
2010	14,826,463	532,968
2011	15,265,022	552,945
2012	15,709,577	573,606
2013	16,161,816	594,945
2014	16,621,538	616,908
2015	17,085,587	639,415
2016	17,557,739	662,379
2017	18,039,715	685,672
2018	18,528,081	709,101
2019	19,025,752	728,147
2020	19,533,888	744,498
2021	20,047,258	762,591
2022	20,568,728	781,066
2023	21,104,482	800,005
2024	21,655,286	819,198

Fertility rates in Malawi and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate

Malawi

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Solomon Islands
1960	7.04	7.07
1961	7.07	7.05
1962	7.1	7.04
1963	7.13	7.03
1964	7.11	7.05
1965	7.13	7.02
1966	7.17	7
1967	7.21	6.97
1968	7.26	6.95
1969	7.27	6.97
1970	7.3	6.98
1971	7.31	6.99
1972	7.33	6.99
1973	7.34	7
1974	7.34	7.01
1975	7.36	6.99
1976	7.39	6.95
1977	7.41	6.92
1978	7.43	6.87
1979	7.47	6.82
1980	7.52	6.77
1981	7.49	6.71
1982	7.45	6.64
1983	7.36	6.57
1984	7.27	6.49
1985	7.17	6.38
1986	7.07	6.26
1987	6.97	6.12
1988	6.88	5.99
1989	6.8	5.87
1990	6.74	5.74
1991	6.68	5.62
1992	6.63	5.51
1993	6.57	5.45
1994	6.49	5.4
1995	6.39	5.34
1996	6.29	5.22
1997	6.23	5.09
1998	6.21	4.98
1999	6.12	4.86
2000	6	4.76
2001	5.94	4.67
2002	5.9	4.6
2003	5.88	4.54
2004	5.86	4.47
2005	5.85	4.41
2006	5.8	4.39
2007	5.72	4.37
2008	5.61	4.36
2009	5.45	4.35
2010	5.26	4.34
2011	5.08	4.34
2012	4.9	4.33
2013	4.76	4.33
2014	4.57	4.36
2015	4.38	4.29
2016	4.22	4.2
2017	4.11	4.06
2018	4.02	3.93
2019	3.95	3.8
2020	3.88	3.75
2021	3.79	3.69
2022	3.72	3.62
2023	3.65	3.56

Malawi and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Solomon Islands
1960	18.2	16.8
1961	18.3	16.9
1962	18.3	16.9
1963	18.3	17
1964	18.3	17
1965	18.4	17
1966	18.3	17
1967	18.3	16.9
1968	18.3	16.8
1969	18.2	16.8
1970	18	16.7
1971	17.9	16.6
1972	17.8	16.6
1973	17.7	16.4
1974	17.6	16.3
1975	17.5	16.1
1976	17.5	15.9
1977	17.4	15.9
1978	17.4	15.8
1979	17.4	15.8
1980	17.3	15.8
1981	17.3	15.9
1982	17.3	15.9
1983	17.3	16
1984	17.3	16.1
1985	17.3	16.2
1986	17.3	16.3
1987	17.4	16.4
1988	17.5	16.5
1989	17.4	16.7
1990	17.3	16.8
1991	17.2	17
1992	17.1	17.1
1993	17	17.2
1994	16.9	17.4
1995	16.9	17.5
1996	16.8	17.7
1997	16.8	17.8
1998	16.8	17.9
1999	16.7	18.1
2000	16.8	18.3
2001	16.8	18.4
2002	16.8	18.6
2003	16.8	18.8
2004	16.8	19
2005	16.8	19.1
2006	16.8	19.2
2007	16.8	19.4
2008	16.8	19.4
2009	16.7	19.5
2010	16.7	19.6
2011	16.8	19.6
2012	16.8	19.7
2013	16.9	19.7
2014	17	19.8
2015	17.1	19.9
2016	17.2	20
2017	17.4	20.2
2018	17.6	20.4
2019	17.8	20.5
2020	18	20.7
2021	18.2	20.9
2022	18.4	21.1
2023	18.7	21.3
2024	18.9	21.5

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