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Malta vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malta has a population of 574K (ranked 167/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Malta's land area is 123.6 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 187th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Malta Solomon Islands
Population
583596
854419
Population rank 167/197 161/197
GDP
$24.3B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 120/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$42,347
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 28/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$67,364
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$11.8B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,574
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 30/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$21,451
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
123.6 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.06
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
41.8 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Malta and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Malta and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Malta

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Malta Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 $250,728,796 -
1971 $264,578,485 $50,056,883
1972 $295,106,628 $40,606,712
1973 $345,616,106 $55,272,109
1974 $376,081,124 $84,539,332
1975 $474,618,321 $74,620,320
1976 $527,936,989 $83,100,834
1977 $625,563,171 $93,145,283
1978 $793,673,402 $111,027,427
1979 $1,001,288,847 $151,276,496
1980 $1,250,198,601 $182,852,107
1981 $1,243,509,394 $193,750,541
1982 $1,234,474,404 $192,902,019
1983 $1,165,729,707 $181,220,399
1984 $1,101,807,023 $181,570,474
1985 $1,117,797,439 $165,524,943
1986 $1,435,038,441 $147,620,048
1987 $1,751,293,461 $155,128,542
1988 $2,019,503,068 $176,494,394
1989 $2,118,655,677 $172,882,411
1990 $2,547,328,748 $214,877,667
1991 $2,750,216,747 $227,540,473
1992 $3,021,942,759 $269,034,596
1993 $2,709,193,538 $300,746,361
1994 $2,998,505,428 $402,837,005
1995 $3,709,360,097 $469,443,202
1996 $3,822,489,746 $510,586,430
1997 $3,787,070,704 $526,554,006
1998 $4,010,092,091 $457,579,840
1999 $4,111,891,845 $488,024,514
2000 $4,036,809,865 $419,842,674
2001 $4,070,867,153 $409,508,553
2002 $4,455,127,398 $346,406,739
2003 $5,418,315,225 $417,668,983
2004 $6,104,141,501 $468,005,319
2005 $6,393,234,965 $552,864,570
2006 $6,749,838,862 $617,258,154
2007 $7,908,412,374 $695,295,348
2008 $9,135,419,490 $776,337,692
2009 $8,734,745,632 $805,557,563
2010 $9,097,044,182 $898,133,685
2011 $9,789,361,705 $1,063,895,361
2012 $9,609,532,106 $1,185,215,418
2013 $10,796,782,634 $1,285,911,586
2014 $11,888,032,862 $1,335,571,421
2015 $11,340,795,033 $1,307,909,888
2016 $12,025,782,885 $1,379,490,304
2017 $14,161,366,733 $1,469,789,119
2018 $16,153,779,511 $1,615,478,393
2019 $16,337,793,531 $1,619,155,017
2020 $16,409,900,599 $1,536,145,814
2021 $19,723,563,355 $1,522,794,913
2022 $19,239,187,084 $1,566,360,686
2023 $22,210,718,401 $1,660,896,531
2024 $24,322,006,608 $1,760,767,447

Malta and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Malta

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Malta Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 $828 $162
1971 $874 $277.1
1972 $976 $219.5
1973 $1,144 $291.3
1974 $1,245 $433
1975 $1,560 $372
1976 $1,727 $401
1977 $2,038 $434
1978 $2,559 $500
1979 $3,196 $658
1980 $3,948 $768
1981 $3,898 $786
1982 $3,788 $756
1983 $3,527 $686
1984 $3,333 $665
1985 $3,322 $586
1986 $4,195 $506
1987 $5,084 $515
1988 $5,814 $567
1989 $6,041 $538
1990 $7,192 $648
1991 $7,559 $666
1992 $8,220 $764
1993 $7,296 $829
1994 $8,000 $1,078
1995 $9,828 $1,220
1996 $10,062 $1,289
1997 $9,893 $1,292
1998 $10,408 $1,092
1999 $10,609 $1,134
2000 $10,348 $953
2001 $10,358 $912
2002 $11,251 $757
2003 $13,594 $896
2004 $15,212 $986
2005 $15,831 $1,144
2006 $16,654 $1,256
2007 $19,444 $1,390
2008 $22,315 $1,526
2009 $21,176 $1,555
2010 $21,947 $1,685
2011 $23,517 $1,924
2012 $22,878 $2,066
2013 $25,416 $2,161
2014 $27,425 $2,165
2015 $25,530 $2,045
2016 $26,459 $2,083
2017 $30,317 $2,144
2018 $33,382 $2,278
2019 $32,422 $2,224
2020 $31,834 $2,063
2021 $38,065 $1,997
2022 $36,224 $2,005
2023 $40,182 $2,076
2024 $42,347 $2,149

Malta vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malta

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Malta Solomon Islands
1950 63.5 41.4
1951 63.9 42
1952 64.1 42.6
1953 64.3 43.2
1954 65.1 43.7
1955 66.3 44.3
1956 66.8 42.8
1957 67.5 45.7
1958 67.8 46.3
1959 68.4 47
1960 68.4 47.7
1961 68.4 48.3
1962 69.2 49
1963 69.2 49.8
1964 69.3 50.6
1965 69.5 51.4
1966 69.7 52.3
1967 69.8 53.1
1968 69.9 54.1
1969 70.1 55.1
1970 70.4 56.1
1971 70.1 57
1972 70.7 57.9
1973 71.3 58.8
1974 71.9 59.6
1975 72.1 58.4
1976 72.2 61.2
1977 72.3 61.5
1978 72.3 62.5
1979 72.5 63.1
1980 72.3 63.7
1981 72.4 64.1
1982 72.8 64.5
1983 73.1 64.8
1984 73.3 65
1985 73.9 65.3
1986 74.5 64.7
1987 75.3 65.7
1988 75.9 65.9
1989 76.2 66.1
1990 76.2 66.2
1991 76.5 66.4
1992 76.7 66.5
1993 76.8 66.6
1994 76.9 66.7
1995 77 66.7
1996 76.3 66.7
1997 77.3 66.8
1998 77.8 66.9
1999 77.8 67
2000 77.9 67.1
2001 78.9 67.2
2002 78.5 67.4
2003 78.7 67.5
2004 79.2 67.6
2005 79.5 67.8
2006 79.6 68
2007 79.7 67.8
2008 79.7 68.3
2009 80.4 68.4
2010 81.4 68.7
2011 80.8 68.8
2012 81.1 69
2013 81.8 69
2014 82.3 69
2015 82.6 69.3
2016 82.7 69.5
2017 83.1 69.7
2018 82.9 69.8
2019 82.8 70
2020 82.3 69.3
2021 82.3 68.9
2022 82.2 70.4
2023 83.3 70.5
2024 83.5 70.7
2025 83.6 70.8

Malta and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Malta

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Malta Solomon Islands
1960 326,550 139,688
1961 325,250 142,912
1962 323,900 146,201
1963 322,550 149,589
1964 321,250 153,085
1965 318,800 156,686
1966 315,200 160,393
1967 311,550 164,245
1968 307,900 168,282
1969 304,300 172,476
1970 302,650 176,579
1971 302,700 180,637
1972 302,450 184,994
1973 302,200 189,774
1974 301,996 195,041
1975 304,222 200,744
1976 305,774 207,194
1977 306,970 214,418
1978 310,182 222,029
1979 313,342 229,953
1980 316,645 238,135
1981 318,982 246,555
1982 325,898 255,200
1983 330,524 264,068
1984 330,593 273,163
1985 336,452 282,455
1986 342,121 291,842
1987 344,485 301,414
1988 347,325 311,265
1989 350,722 321,282
1990 354,170 331,435
1991 363,845 341,738
1992 367,618 352,205
1993 371,308 362,839
1994 374,797 373,675
1995 377,419 384,733
1996 379,905 396,009
1997 382,791 407,474
1998 385,287 419,071
1999 387,578 430,500
2000 390,087 440,469
2001 393,028 449,125
2002 395,969 457,671
2003 398,582 466,154
2004 401,268 474,611
2005 403,834 483,080
2006 405,308 491,594
2007 406,724 500,156
2008 409,379 508,790
2009 412,477 518,141
2010 414,508 532,968
2011 416,268 552,945
2012 420,028 573,606
2013 424,810 594,945
2014 433,481 616,908
2015 444,220 639,415
2016 454,505 662,379
2017 467,106 685,672
2018 483,903 709,101
2019 503,912 728,147
2020 515,490 744,498
2021 518,150 762,591
2022 531,113 781,066
2023 552,747 800,005
2024 574,346 819,198

Fertility rates in Malta and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Malta

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Malta Solomon Islands
1960 3.62 7.07
1961 3.27 7.05
1962 3.24 7.04
1963 2.9 7.03
1964 2.79 7.05
1965 2.52 7.02
1966 2.33 7
1967 2.24 6.97
1968 2.12 6.95
1969 2.02 6.97
1970 2.03 6.98
1971 2.06 6.99
1972 2.01 6.99
1973 1.65 7
1974 1.64 7.01
1975 2.27 6.99
1976 2.21 6.95
1977 2.14 6.92
1978 2.05 6.87
1979 2.1 6.82
1980 1.99 6.77
1981 1.87 6.71
1982 1.9 6.64
1983 1.92 6.57
1984 1.95 6.49
1985 1.95 6.38
1986 1.93 6.26
1987 1.97 6.12
1988 2.06 5.99
1989 2.1 5.87
1990 2.02 5.74
1991 1.99 5.62
1992 2.07 5.51
1993 1.96 5.45
1994 1.84 5.4
1995 1.77 5.34
1996 1.99 5.22
1997 1.93 5.09
1998 1.84 4.98
1999 1.73 4.86
2000 1.68 4.76
2001 1.48 4.67
2002 1.45 4.6
2003 1.48 4.54
2004 1.4 4.47
2005 1.38 4.41
2006 1.36 4.39
2007 1.35 4.37
2008 1.43 4.36
2009 1.42 4.35
2010 1.36 4.34
2011 1.45 4.34
2012 1.42 4.33
2013 1.36 4.33
2014 1.38 4.36
2015 1.37 4.29
2016 1.37 4.2
2017 1.26 4.06
2018 1.23 3.93
2019 1.14 3.8
2020 1.13 3.75
2021 1.13 3.69
2022 1.08 3.62
2023 1.06 3.56

Malta and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Malta

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Malta Solomon Islands
1960 23.6 16.8
1961 23.8 16.9
1962 24 16.9
1963 24.2 17
1964 24.4 17
1965 24.5 17
1966 24.6 17
1967 24.8 16.9
1968 25 16.8
1969 25.5 16.8
1970 25.9 16.7
1971 26.3 16.6
1972 26.8 16.6
1973 27.2 16.4
1974 27.6 16.3
1975 28 16.1
1976 28.4 15.9
1977 28.7 15.9
1978 29.2 15.8
1979 29.6 15.8
1980 30 15.8
1981 30.3 15.9
1982 30.6 15.9
1983 30.9 16
1984 31.2 16.1
1985 31.4 16.2
1986 31.7 16.3
1987 32 16.4
1988 32.4 16.5
1989 32.7 16.7
1990 33 16.8
1991 33.3 17
1992 33.7 17.1
1993 34 17.2
1994 34.3 17.4
1995 34.7 17.5
1996 35.1 17.7
1997 35.5 17.8
1998 35.8 17.9
1999 36.1 18.1
2000 36.4 18.3
2001 36.7 18.4
2002 37 18.6
2003 37.4 18.8
2004 37.7 19
2005 38.1 19.1
2006 38.4 19.2
2007 38.7 19.4
2008 39 19.4
2009 39.3 19.5
2010 39.6 19.6
2011 39.9 19.6
2012 40.2 19.7
2013 40.4 19.7
2014 40.6 19.8
2015 40.6 19.9
2016 40.6 20
2017 40.5 20.2
2018 40.2 20.4
2019 39.9 20.5
2020 39.9 20.7
2021 40.2 20.9
2022 40.8 21.1
2023 41.4 21.3
2024 41.8 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malta Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$19.9B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.3%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.35%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.12%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
80.8%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
66.8
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.7%
2022
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2022
2.8%
2012
Listed domestic companies
34
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.29B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.42B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$15.4M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
718,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
11.5%
2007
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
96.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malta Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,398 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$45.1
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.05 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
87.2%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.81%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
404%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,042 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
11.9%
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

Malta Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.007%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+6,323
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
95%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.35 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.1
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
72
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.56
2023
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.1
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.9%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
88.3%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
92.1%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Malta Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,353
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,007
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.28
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.5
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
32.8%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
66
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.7%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.11 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Malta Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.0002%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
215.1 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
32 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1.78 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,401 mi
2001
864 mi
2011

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