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Mali vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has a population of 24.5M (ranked 58/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Mali's land area is 471,118 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 23rd vs. 141st).

By GDP, Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Mali Solomon Islands
Population
25787988
854419
Population rank 58/197 161/197
GDP
$26.6B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 113/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$1,086
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 171/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,309
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$13.8B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
51.7%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$563
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 161/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,598
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
471,118 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
52 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.61
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
16.7 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Mali and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Mali and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Mali

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Mali Solomon Islands
1967 $275,494,478 $25,203,524
1968 $343,771,973 $28,084,253
1969 $339,913,867 $28,606,411
1970 $359,772,315 -
1971 $395,218,629 $50,056,883
1972 $486,617,280 $40,606,712
1973 $563,683,703 $55,272,109
1974 $538,747,340 $84,539,332
1975 $830,710,615 $74,620,320
1976 $939,228,017 $83,100,834
1977 $1,049,838,548 $93,145,283
1978 $1,222,702,573 $111,027,427
1979 $1,595,422,956 $151,276,496
1980 $1,759,691,186 $182,852,107
1981 $1,538,972,424 $193,750,541
1982 $1,333,754,225 $192,902,019
1983 $1,297,765,326 $181,220,399
1984 $1,232,932,104 $181,570,474
1985 $1,392,196,048 $165,524,943
1986 $1,852,163,453 $147,620,048
1987 $2,090,629,987 $155,128,542
1988 $2,169,040,603 $176,494,394
1989 $2,181,821,909 $172,882,411
1990 $2,681,912,149 $214,877,667
1991 $2,724,131,458 $227,540,473
1992 $2,830,673,378 $269,034,596
1993 $2,818,281,085 $300,746,361
1994 $2,081,846,498 $402,837,005
1995 $2,706,425,157 $469,443,202
1996 $2,780,422,049 $510,586,430
1997 $2,697,105,823 $526,554,006
1998 $2,920,358,711 $457,579,840
1999 $3,440,724,710 $488,024,514
2000 $2,961,484,954 $419,842,674
2001 $3,468,337,942 $409,508,553
2002 $3,908,121,307 $346,406,739
2003 $4,714,071,980 $417,668,983
2004 $7,113,132,070 $468,005,319
2005 $8,009,875,052 $552,864,570
2006 $8,858,863,053 $617,258,154
2007 $10,289,243,720 $695,295,348
2008 $12,262,134,441 $776,337,692
2009 $12,592,138,109 $805,557,563
2010 $13,196,527,458 $898,133,685
2011 $15,506,843,902 $1,063,895,361
2012 $14,891,957,623 $1,185,215,418
2013 $15,769,357,573 $1,285,911,586
2014 $16,943,434,591 $1,335,571,421
2015 $15,583,181,170 $1,307,909,888
2016 $16,743,796,800 $1,379,490,304
2017 $18,308,362,040 $1,469,789,119
2018 $20,368,015,381 $1,615,478,393
2019 $20,477,421,885 $1,619,155,017
2020 $20,698,560,939 $1,536,145,814
2021 $22,999,245,263 $1,522,794,913
2022 $22,374,051,350 $1,566,360,686
2023 $24,621,545,565 $1,660,896,531
2024 $26,588,067,731 $1,760,767,447

Mali and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Mali

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Mali Solomon Islands
1967 $46 $153.5
1968 $56.5 $166.9
1969 $55 $165.9
1970 $57.3 $162
1971 $62 $277.1
1972 $75.1 $219.5
1973 $85.4 $291.3
1974 $80.2 $433
1975 $121.5 $372
1976 $134.9 $401
1977 $148.1 $434
1978 $169.1 $500
1979 $216.3 $658
1980 $233.7 $768
1981 $200.1 $786
1982 $169.7 $756
1983 $161.5 $686
1984 $150.2 $665
1985 $166.2 $586
1986 $217.1 $506
1987 $240.8 $515
1988 $245.5 $567
1989 $242.4 $538
1990 $292.2 $648
1991 $290.9 $666
1992 $296.3 $764
1993 $288.9 $829
1994 $208.9 $1,078
1995 $265.7 $1,220
1996 $267.2 $1,289
1997 $253.3 $1,292
1998 $267.4 $1,092
1999 $306 $1,134
2000 $256.2 $953
2001 $291.2 $912
2002 $318 $757
2003 $372 $896
2004 $543 $986
2005 $592 $1,144
2006 $633 $1,256
2007 $712 $1,390
2008 $821 $1,526
2009 $816 $1,555
2010 $828 $1,685
2011 $942 $1,924
2012 $878 $2,066
2013 $903 $2,161
2014 $940 $2,165
2015 $838 $2,045
2016 $872 $2,083
2017 $924 $2,144
2018 $996 $2,278
2019 $972 $2,224
2020 $953 $2,063
2021 $1,027 $1,997
2022 $970 $2,005
2023 $1,036 $2,076
2024 $1,086 $2,149

Mali vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mali

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Mali Solomon Islands
1950 28.7 41.4
1951 28.9 42
1952 29.1 42.6
1953 29.4 43.2
1954 29.5 43.7
1955 29.7 44.3
1956 29.9 42.8
1957 30.1 45.7
1958 30.2 46.3
1959 30.3 47
1960 30.5 47.7
1961 30.6 48.3
1962 30.8 49
1963 31 49.8
1964 31.2 50.6
1965 31.5 51.4
1966 31.8 52.3
1967 32.2 53.1
1968 32.6 54.1
1969 32.9 55.1
1970 33.4 56.1
1971 33.8 57
1972 34.5 57.9
1973 35.1 58.8
1974 35.7 59.6
1975 36.5 58.4
1976 37.2 61.2
1977 38 61.5
1978 38.8 62.5
1979 39.5 63.1
1980 40.3 63.7
1981 41 64.1
1982 41.8 64.5
1983 42.7 64.8
1984 43.4 65
1985 43.9 65.3
1986 44.6 64.7
1987 45.2 65.7
1988 45.7 65.9
1989 46.2 66.1
1990 46.5 66.2
1991 46.9 66.4
1992 47.2 66.5
1993 47.6 66.6
1994 47.9 66.7
1995 48.3 66.7
1996 48.5 66.7
1997 49.1 66.8
1998 49.6 66.9
1999 50.1 67
2000 50.6 67.1
2001 51.3 67.2
2002 52 67.4
2003 52.6 67.5
2004 53.3 67.6
2005 53.8 67.8
2006 54.3 68
2007 54.8 67.8
2008 55.2 68.3
2009 55.6 68.4
2010 56 68.7
2011 56.4 68.8
2012 56.7 69
2013 57.1 69
2014 57.5 69
2015 57.9 69.3
2016 58.3 69.5
2017 58.6 69.7
2018 58.9 69.8
2019 59.2 70
2020 58.9 69.3
2021 59.1 68.9
2022 60 70.4
2023 60.4 70.5
2024 60.7 70.7
2025 60.9 70.8

Mali and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Mali

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Mali Solomon Islands
1960 5,402,550 139,688
1961 5,482,283 142,912
1962 5,563,917 146,201
1963 5,646,605 149,589
1964 5,730,125 153,085
1965 5,815,487 156,686
1966 5,902,204 160,393
1967 5,990,906 164,245
1968 6,082,979 168,282
1969 6,177,704 172,476
1970 6,276,472 176,579
1971 6,377,944 180,637
1972 6,483,726 184,994
1973 6,597,106 189,774
1974 6,715,436 195,041
1975 6,837,261 200,744
1976 6,960,979 207,194
1977 7,090,979 214,418
1978 7,229,651 222,029
1979 7,375,266 229,953
1980 7,530,515 238,135
1981 7,692,766 246,555
1982 7,860,194 255,200
1983 8,034,400 264,068
1984 8,208,599 273,163
1985 8,374,663 282,455
1986 8,531,277 291,842
1987 8,681,164 301,414
1988 8,833,996 311,265
1989 8,999,938 321,282
1990 9,178,830 331,435
1991 9,362,888 341,738
1992 9,553,540 352,205
1993 9,754,786 362,839
1994 9,967,031 373,675
1995 10,185,365 384,733
1996 10,407,278 396,009
1997 10,646,495 407,474
1998 10,919,573 419,071
1999 11,227,415 430,500
2000 11,559,290 440,469
2001 11,912,158 449,125
2002 12,288,050 457,671
2003 12,684,955 466,154
2004 13,102,409 474,611
2005 13,538,647 483,080
2006 13,990,139 491,594
2007 14,457,775 500,156
2008 14,940,782 508,790
2009 15,435,539 518,141
2010 15,945,198 532,968
2011 16,469,049 552,945
2012 16,957,033 573,606
2013 17,459,615 594,945
2014 18,020,267 616,908
2015 18,593,022 639,415
2016 19,191,289 662,379
2017 19,813,011 685,672
2018 20,442,030 709,101
2019 21,068,405 728,147
2020 21,713,836 744,498
2021 22,388,630 762,591
2022 23,072,640 781,066
2023 23,769,127 800,005
2024 24,478,595 819,198

Fertility rates in Mali and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Mali

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Mali Solomon Islands
1960 7.02 7.07
1961 7.03 7.05
1962 7.04 7.04
1963 7.05 7.03
1964 7.06 7.05
1965 7.08 7.02
1966 7.11 7
1967 7.14 6.97
1968 7.16 6.95
1969 7.18 6.97
1970 7.18 6.98
1971 7.2 6.99
1972 7.22 6.99
1973 7.22 7
1974 7.23 7.01
1975 7.25 6.99
1976 7.27 6.95
1977 7.3 6.92
1978 7.32 6.87
1979 7.35 6.82
1980 7.37 6.77
1981 7.37 6.71
1982 7.32 6.64
1983 7.28 6.57
1984 7.26 6.49
1985 7.26 6.38
1986 7.31 6.26
1987 7.31 6.12
1988 7.32 5.99
1989 7.33 5.87
1990 7.31 5.74
1991 7.28 5.62
1992 7.24 5.51
1993 7.18 5.45
1994 7.12 5.4
1995 7.05 5.34
1996 7.01 5.22
1997 6.97 5.09
1998 6.94 4.98
1999 6.91 4.86
2000 6.89 4.76
2001 6.85 4.67
2002 6.82 4.6
2003 6.78 4.54
2004 6.74 4.47
2005 6.71 4.41
2006 6.68 4.39
2007 6.65 4.37
2008 6.62 4.36
2009 6.59 4.35
2010 6.58 4.34
2011 6.55 4.34
2012 6.52 4.33
2013 6.49 4.33
2014 6.44 4.36
2015 6.39 4.29
2016 6.32 4.2
2017 6.25 4.06
2018 6.12 3.93
2019 5.89 3.8
2020 5.85 3.75
2021 5.78 3.69
2022 5.69 3.62
2023 5.61 3.56

Mali and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Mali

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mali Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$24.9B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
26.2%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.18%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.83%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.39%
2022
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
36.7%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
22.7%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
52.6
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.3%
2021
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2021
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold n/a
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.09B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
217,000
2019
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.52%
2018
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
54.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mali 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
6.66 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.1%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
62.3%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
56.6%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
54.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Mali Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.3%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-46,880
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
46.9%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
15
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
21
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.9
2015
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.7
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
61
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
31%
2020
84.1%
2013
English speaking
0%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
35.1%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Mali Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$29.7
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
60.9 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.68%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
367
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
91.3
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
20
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.32 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Mali Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.82%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
19,246 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
167,103 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
51,336 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
86,437 mi
2018
864 mi
2011

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