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Maldives vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Maldives has a population of 528K (ranked 168/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Maldives' land area is 115.1 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 188th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Maldives Solomon Islands
Population
531152
854419
Population rank 168/197 161/197
GDP
$6.98B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 160/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$13,216
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 77/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$26,543
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$9.34B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
140.8%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,702
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 33/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$10,769
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
115.1 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.58
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
32.9 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Maldives and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Maldives and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Maldives

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Maldives Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 $19,328,038 -
1971 $21,566,404 $50,056,883
1972 $25,177,138 $40,606,712
1973 $30,862,042 $55,272,109
1974 $39,120,171 $84,539,332
1975 $24,540,878 $74,620,320
1976 $22,399,467 $83,100,834
1977 $20,853,789 $93,145,283
1978 $24,369,109 $111,027,427
1979 $38,523,364 $151,276,496
1980 $42,463,576 $182,852,107
1981 $44,781,457 $193,750,541
1982 $47,911,340 $192,902,019
1983 $57,829,787 $181,220,399
1984 $109,503,546 $181,570,474
1985 $127,190,758 $165,524,943
1986 $141,882,254 $147,620,048
1987 $141,223,029 $155,128,542
1988 $168,514,513 $176,494,394
1989 $189,514,434 $172,882,411
1990 $215,043,970 $214,877,667
1991 $244,396,762 $227,540,473
1992 $284,875,809 $269,034,596
1993 $322,417,837 $300,746,361
1994 $356,014,932 $402,837,005
1995 $398,988,955 $469,443,202
1996 $450,382,328 $510,586,430
1997 $508,223,602 $526,554,006
1998 $540,096,398 $457,579,840
1999 $589,239,754 $488,024,514
2000 $624,337,145 $419,842,674
2001 $870,031,677 $409,508,553
2002 $897,031,250 $346,406,739
2003 $1,052,121,055 $417,668,983
2004 $1,226,829,563 $468,005,319
2005 $1,163,362,438 $552,864,570
2006 $1,575,200,391 $617,258,154
2007 $1,868,383,461 $695,295,348
2008 $2,271,646,188 $776,337,692
2009 $2,345,294,875 $805,557,563
2010 $2,588,176,055 $898,133,685
2011 $2,774,350,240 $1,063,895,361
2012 $2,886,163,997 $1,185,215,418
2013 $3,295,009,238 $1,285,911,586
2014 $3,697,353,039 $1,335,571,421
2015 $4,129,505,319 $1,307,909,888
2016 $4,409,942,624 $1,379,490,304
2017 $4,816,426,257 $1,469,789,119
2018 $5,404,344,163 $1,615,478,393
2019 $5,726,094,799 $1,619,155,017
2020 $3,712,604,583 $1,536,145,814
2021 $5,252,457,370 $1,522,794,913
2022 $6,177,118,114 $1,566,360,686
2023 $6,590,894,302 $1,660,896,531
2024 $6,975,146,349 $1,760,767,447

Maldives and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Maldives

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Maldives Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 $156.9 $162
1971 $169.8 $277.1
1972 $192.2 $219.5
1973 $228.7 $291.3
1974 $281.5 $433
1975 $171.4 $372
1976 $151.8 $401
1977 $137.3 $434
1978 $156.1 $500
1979 $240.2 $658
1980 $257.6 $768
1981 $264.1 $786
1982 $274.8 $756
1983 $323 $686
1984 $594 $665
1985 $669 $586
1986 $720 $506
1987 $692 $515
1988 $799 $567
1989 $870 $538
1990 $957 $648
1991 $1,054 $666
1992 $1,194 $764
1993 $1,317 $829
1994 $1,419 $1,078
1995 $1,555 $1,220
1996 $1,717 $1,289
1997 $1,898 $1,292
1998 $1,980 $1,092
1999 $2,124 $1,134
2000 $2,214 $953
2001 $3,034 $912
2002 $3,076 $757
2003 $3,549 $896
2004 $4,070 $986
2005 $3,797 $1,144
2006 $5,019 $1,256
2007 $5,758 $1,390
2008 $6,757 $1,526
2009 $6,734 $1,555
2010 $7,174 $1,685
2011 $7,425 $1,924
2012 $7,461 $2,066
2013 $8,236 $2,161
2014 $8,939 $2,165
2015 $9,645 $2,045
2016 $9,948 $2,083
2017 $10,510 $2,144
2018 $11,423 $2,278
2019 $11,740 $2,224
2020 $7,394 $2,063
2021 $10,176 $1,997
2022 $11,786 $2,005
2023 $12,530 $2,076
2024 $13,216 $2,149

Maldives vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Maldives

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Maldives Solomon Islands
1950 36.5 41.4
1951 37.1 42
1952 37 42.6
1953 36.9 43.2
1954 36.9 43.7
1955 37 44.3
1956 37.1 42.8
1957 37.3 45.7
1958 37.6 46.3
1959 37.9 47
1960 38.2 47.7
1961 38.6 48.3
1962 39.1 49
1963 39.6 49.8
1964 40.2 50.6
1965 40.8 51.4
1966 41.4 52.3
1967 42.1 53.1
1968 42.9 54.1
1969 43.7 55.1
1970 44.5 56.1
1971 45.5 57
1972 46.4 57.9
1973 47.5 58.8
1974 48.5 59.6
1975 49.6 58.4
1976 50.8 61.2
1977 51.8 61.5
1978 50.4 62.5
1979 53.9 63.1
1980 54.8 63.7
1981 55.7 64.1
1982 56.6 64.5
1983 57.5 64.8
1984 58.3 65
1985 59.2 65.3
1986 60 64.7
1987 60.8 65.7
1988 61.6 65.9
1989 62.4 66.1
1990 63.1 66.2
1991 63.9 66.4
1992 64.7 66.5
1993 65.4 66.6
1994 66.2 66.7
1995 67 66.7
1996 67.7 66.7
1997 68.5 66.8
1998 69.3 66.9
1999 70.2 67
2000 70.9 67.1
2001 71.7 67.2
2002 72.4 67.4
2003 73.3 67.5
2004 73 67.6
2005 74.8 67.8
2006 75.3 68
2007 75.7 67.8
2008 76 68.3
2009 76.4 68.4
2010 76.8 68.7
2011 77.1 68.8
2012 77.5 69
2013 77.8 69
2014 78.2 69
2015 78.6 69.3
2016 78.9 69.5
2017 79.2 69.7
2018 79.4 69.8
2019 79.7 70
2020 78.7 69.3
2021 78.1 68.9
2022 80.8 70.4
2023 81 70.5
2024 81.3 70.7
2025 81.5 70.8

Maldives and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Maldives

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Maldives Solomon Islands
1960 91,189 139,688
1961 93,450 142,912
1962 95,802 146,201
1963 98,222 149,589
1964 100,662 153,085
1965 104,102 156,686
1966 108,507 160,393
1967 112,528 164,245
1968 116,075 168,282
1969 119,564 172,476
1970 123,219 176,579
1971 127,035 180,637
1972 130,968 184,994
1973 134,952 189,774
1974 138,978 195,041
1975 143,158 200,744
1976 147,525 207,194
1977 151,930 214,418
1978 156,159 222,029
1979 160,360 229,953
1980 164,835 238,135
1981 169,532 246,555
1982 174,333 255,200
1983 179,128 264,068
1984 184,198 273,163
1985 190,169 282,455
1986 196,935 291,842
1987 203,944 301,414
1988 210,885 311,265
1989 217,738 321,282
1990 224,762 331,435
1991 231,802 341,738
1992 238,543 352,205
1993 244,884 362,839
1994 250,822 373,675
1995 256,649 384,733
1996 262,347 396,009
1997 267,707 407,474
1998 272,723 419,071
1999 277,412 430,500
2000 282,019 440,469
2001 286,767 449,125
2002 291,616 457,671
2003 296,491 466,154
2004 301,413 474,611
2005 306,429 483,080
2006 313,851 491,594
2007 324,479 500,156
2008 336,170 508,790
2009 348,275 518,141
2010 360,792 532,968
2011 373,674 552,945
2012 386,818 573,606
2013 400,070 594,945
2014 413,617 616,908
2015 428,154 639,415
2016 443,308 662,379
2017 458,287 685,672
2018 473,099 709,101
2019 487,731 728,147
2020 502,118 744,498
2021 516,154 762,591
2022 524,106 781,066
2023 525,994 800,005
2024 527,799 819,198

Fertility rates in Maldives and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Maldives

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Maldives Solomon Islands
1960 6.71 7.07
1961 6.79 7.05
1962 6.89 7.04
1963 6.94 7.03
1964 7 7.05
1965 7.07 7.02
1966 7.15 7
1967 7.23 6.97
1968 7.28 6.95
1969 7.33 6.97
1970 7.39 6.98
1971 7.38 6.99
1972 7.37 6.99
1973 7.4 7
1974 7.38 7.01
1975 7.32 6.99
1976 7.29 6.95
1977 7.27 6.92
1978 7.23 6.87
1979 7.23 6.82
1980 7.23 6.77
1981 7.19 6.71
1982 7.15 6.64
1983 7.09 6.57
1984 7.03 6.49
1985 6.94 6.38
1986 6.85 6.26
1987 6.73 6.12
1988 6.58 5.99
1989 6.39 5.87
1990 6.13 5.74
1991 5.8 5.62
1992 5.44 5.51
1993 5.06 5.45
1994 4.69 5.4
1995 4.29 5.34
1996 3.86 5.22
1997 3.48 5.09
1998 3.17 4.98
1999 2.9 4.86
2000 2.69 4.76
2001 2.53 4.67
2002 2.42 4.6
2003 2.34 4.54
2004 2.26 4.47
2005 2.2 4.41
2006 2.2 4.39
2007 2.29 4.37
2008 2.37 4.36
2009 2.39 4.35
2010 2.35 4.34
2011 2.31 4.34
2012 2.25 4.33
2013 2.17 4.33
2014 2.09 4.36
2015 2 4.29
2016 1.9 4.2
2017 1.8 4.06
2018 1.71 3.93
2019 1.64 3.8
2020 1.61 3.75
2021 1.6 3.69
2022 1.58 3.62
2023 1.58 3.56

Maldives and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Maldives

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Maldives Solomon Islands
1960 20.6 16.8
1961 20.6 16.9
1962 20.6 16.9
1963 20.6 17
1964 20.5 17
1965 19.9 17
1966 18.9 17
1967 18.2 16.9
1968 17.8 16.8
1969 17.6 16.8
1970 17.4 16.7
1971 17.3 16.6
1972 17.2 16.6
1973 17.2 16.4
1974 17.2 16.3
1975 17.1 16.1
1976 17 15.9
1977 17 15.9
1978 17 15.8
1979 16.9 15.8
1980 16.8 15.8
1981 16.8 15.9
1982 16.9 15.9
1983 16.9 16
1984 17 16.1
1985 17 16.2
1986 16.9 16.3
1987 16.7 16.4
1988 16.6 16.5
1989 16.5 16.7
1990 16.4 16.8
1991 16.4 17
1992 16.4 17.1
1993 16.5 17.2
1994 16.7 17.4
1995 16.9 17.5
1996 17.3 17.7
1997 17.6 17.8
1998 18 17.9
1999 18.4 18.1
2000 18.9 18.3
2001 19.3 18.4
2002 19.8 18.6
2003 20.3 18.8
2004 20.9 19
2005 21.5 19.1
2006 22.1 19.2
2007 22.7 19.4
2008 23.2 19.4
2009 23.8 19.5
2010 24.4 19.6
2011 25.1 19.6
2012 25.8 19.7
2013 26.5 19.7
2014 27.1 19.8
2015 27.6 19.9
2016 28 20
2017 28.5 20.2
2018 29 20.4
2019 29.5 20.5
2020 30.1 20.7
2021 30.7 20.9
2022 31.4 21.1
2023 32.1 21.3
2024 32.9 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Maldives Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$6.15B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.3%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.17%
2023
8.29%
2023
Armed forces personnel
5,000
2000
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.2%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.56%
2019
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
73.8%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.02%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.3
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2019
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2019
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$674M
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.65M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
555,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
78.9%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
79.5%
2017
n/a

Energy

Maldives Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
921 kg
2007
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.9
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2.88 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.47 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.2%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
5.82%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Maldives Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.006%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,421
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
42.4%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.51 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.06 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.8
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.6
2019
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.6
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
101
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
97.9%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
70%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
84.7%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Maldives Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,151
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$201.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
81.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.85%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.16
2019
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
23.2 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
32
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.9%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9.5%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
62
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.3%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.49 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Maldives Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
218 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
22.8 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.17 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
57.8 mi
2018
864 mi
2011

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