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Marshall Islands vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has a population of 37.5K (ranked 192/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). The Marshall Islands' land area is 69.5 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 191st vs. 141st).

By GDP, The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
Population
36281
854419
Population rank 192/197 161/197
GDP
$280M
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 194/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$7,467
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 100/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,198
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$46.8M
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,245
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 136/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,868
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
69.5 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
540 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.92
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
21.8 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 $8,408,486 -
1971 $9,116,810 $50,056,883
1972 $9,973,652 $40,606,712
1973 $11,607,366 $55,272,109
1974 $15,217,532 $84,539,332
1975 $16,691,301 $74,620,320
1976 $18,153,647 $83,100,834
1977 $20,210,069 $93,145,283
1978 $22,209,370 $111,027,427
1979 $25,545,346 $151,276,496
1980 $26,710,653 $182,852,107
1981 $31,020,000 $193,750,541
1982 $34,918,000 $192,902,019
1983 $41,749,000 $181,220,399
1984 $45,144,000 $181,570,474
1985 $43,879,000 $165,524,943
1986 $55,989,000 $147,620,048
1987 $62,983,000 $155,128,542
1988 $70,688,000 $176,494,394
1989 $72,798,000 $172,882,411
1990 $78,476,000 $214,877,667
1991 $82,507,000 $227,540,473
1992 $91,063,000 $269,034,596
1993 $99,461,000 $300,746,361
1994 $108,071,000 $402,837,005
1995 $120,230,000 $469,443,202
1996 $110,858,000 $510,586,430
1997 $109,884,700 $526,554,006
1998 $112,070,100 $457,579,840
1999 $113,352,100 $488,024,514
2000 $114,838,500 $419,842,674
2001 $122,406,100 $409,508,553
2002 $131,960,000 $346,406,739
2003 $131,128,500 $417,668,983
2004 $132,900,000 $468,005,319
2005 $138,000,000 $552,864,570
2006 $143,200,000 $617,258,154
2007 $150,500,000 $695,295,348
2008 $146,600,000 $776,337,692
2009 $151,200,000 $805,557,563
2010 $161,100,000 $898,133,685
2011 $172,300,000 $1,063,895,361
2012 $180,700,000 $1,185,215,418
2013 $186,400,000 $1,285,911,586
2014 $186,000,000 $1,335,571,421
2015 $183,700,000 $1,307,909,888
2016 $201,800,000 $1,379,490,304
2017 $213,700,000 $1,469,789,119
2018 $220,000,000 $1,615,478,393
2019 $232,900,000 $1,619,155,017
2020 $241,800,000 $1,536,145,814
2021 $258,900,000 $1,522,794,913
2022 $253,400,000 $1,566,360,686
2023 $259,300,000 $1,660,896,531
2024 $280,357,844 $1,760,767,447

Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 $373 $162
1971 $390 $277.1
1972 $416 $219.5
1973 $472 $291.3
1974 $602 $433
1975 $638 $372
1976 $672 $401
1977 $724 $434
1978 $771 $500
1979 $859 $658
1980 $868 $768
1981 $969 $786
1982 $1,046 $756
1983 $1,199 $686
1984 $1,245 $665
1985 $1,162 $586
1986 $1,425 $506
1987 $1,543 $515
1988 $1,670 $567
1989 $1,670 $538
1990 $1,758 $648
1991 $1,811 $666
1992 $1,963 $764
1993 $2,112 $829
1994 $2,265 $1,078
1995 $2,491 $1,220
1996 $2,273 $1,289
1997 $2,231 $1,292
1998 $2,254 $1,092
1999 $2,258 $1,134
2000 $2,265 $953
2001 $2,394 $912
2002 $2,566 $757
2003 $2,539 $896
2004 $2,566 $986
2005 $2,659 $1,144
2006 $2,754 $1,256
2007 $2,892 $1,390
2008 $2,818 $1,526
2009 $2,907 $1,555
2010 $3,095 $1,685
2011 $3,319 $1,924
2012 $3,514 $2,066
2013 $3,678 $2,161
2014 $3,735 $2,165
2015 $3,764 $2,045
2016 $4,230 $2,083
2017 $4,593 $2,144
2018 $4,858 $2,278
2019 $5,292 $2,224
2020 $5,662 $2,063
2021 $6,259 $1,997
2022 $6,323 $2,005
2023 $6,678 $2,076
2024 $7,467 $2,149

Marshall Islands vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
1950 52.6 41.4
1951 52.7 42
1952 52.7 42.6
1953 52.8 43.2
1954 52.9 43.7
1955 53 44.3
1956 53.2 42.8
1957 53.4 45.7
1958 53.6 46.3
1959 54 47
1960 54.4 47.7
1961 54.7 48.3
1962 55.2 49
1963 55.7 49.8
1964 56.3 50.6
1965 56.8 51.4
1966 57.3 52.3
1967 57.8 53.1
1968 58.2 54.1
1969 58.5 55.1
1970 58.8 56.1
1971 59.1 57
1972 59.5 57.9
1973 59.8 58.8
1974 60.1 59.6
1975 60.3 58.4
1976 60.4 61.2
1977 60.6 61.5
1978 60.7 62.5
1979 60.8 63.1
1980 61 63.7
1981 61.1 64.1
1982 61.3 64.5
1983 61.5 64.8
1984 61.6 65
1985 61.7 65.3
1986 61.8 64.7
1987 61.8 65.7
1988 61.8 65.9
1989 61.7 66.1
1990 61.8 66.2
1991 61.8 66.4
1992 61.9 66.5
1993 62.1 66.6
1994 62.3 66.7
1995 62.5 66.7
1996 62.8 66.7
1997 63 66.8
1998 63.2 66.9
1999 63.4 67
2000 63.3 67.1
2001 63.7 67.2
2002 63.8 67.4
2003 64 67.5
2004 64 67.6
2005 64.1 67.8
2006 64.2 68
2007 64.3 67.8
2008 64.3 68.3
2009 64.4 68.4
2010 64.5 68.7
2011 64.6 68.8
2012 64.8 69
2013 65 69
2014 65.1 69
2015 65.3 69.3
2016 65.5 69.5
2017 65.7 69.7
2018 65.9 69.8
2019 66 70
2020 65.4 69.3
2021 65.4 68.9
2022 66.7 70.4
2023 66.9 70.5
2024 67.1 70.7
2025 67.2 70.8

Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
1960 14,703 139,688
1961 15,219 142,912
1962 15,755 146,201
1963 16,302 149,589
1964 16,852 153,085
1965 17,402 156,686
1966 17,927 160,393
1967 18,655 164,245
1968 19,862 168,282
1969 21,305 172,476
1970 22,530 176,579
1971 23,366 180,637
1972 23,992 184,994
1973 24,581 189,774
1974 25,296 195,041
1975 26,154 200,744
1976 27,021 207,194
1977 27,906 214,418
1978 28,809 222,029
1979 29,738 229,953
1980 30,774 238,135
1981 32,017 246,555
1982 33,397 255,200
1983 34,811 264,068
1984 36,264 273,163
1985 37,761 282,455
1986 39,286 291,842
1987 40,828 301,414
1988 42,321 311,265
1989 43,586 321,282
1990 44,629 331,435
1991 45,568 341,738
1992 46,388 352,205
1993 47,093 362,839
1994 47,712 373,675
1995 48,266 384,733
1996 48,775 396,009
1997 49,259 407,474
1998 49,717 419,071
1999 50,202 430,500
2000 50,706 440,469
2001 51,123 449,125
2002 51,425 457,671
2003 51,639 466,154
2004 51,791 474,611
2005 51,906 483,080
2006 51,992 491,594
2007 52,035 500,156
2008 52,030 508,790
2009 52,019 518,141
2010 52,044 532,968
2011 51,907 552,945
2012 51,419 573,606
2013 50,681 594,945
2014 49,796 616,908
2015 48,800 639,415
2016 47,709 662,379
2017 46,529 685,672
2018 45,285 709,101
2019 44,007 728,147
2020 42,706 744,498
2021 41,367 762,591
2022 40,077 781,066
2023 38,827 800,005
2024 37,548 819,198

Fertility rates in Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
1960 8.08 7.07
1961 8.12 7.05
1962 8.12 7.04
1963 8.12 7.03
1964 8.14 7.05
1965 8.16 7.02
1966 8.2 7
1967 8.17 6.97
1968 8.14 6.95
1969 8.11 6.97
1970 8.07 6.98
1971 8.04 6.99
1972 8 6.99
1973 7.95 7
1974 7.9 7.01
1975 7.83 6.99
1976 7.76 6.95
1977 7.67 6.92
1978 7.58 6.87
1979 7.47 6.82
1980 7.37 6.77
1981 7.27 6.71
1982 7.18 6.64
1983 7.08 6.57
1984 6.99 6.49
1985 6.87 6.38
1986 6.73 6.26
1987 6.57 6.12
1988 6.38 5.99
1989 6.18 5.87
1990 5.97 5.74
1991 5.76 5.62
1992 5.55 5.51
1993 5.38 5.45
1994 5.23 5.4
1995 5.09 5.34
1996 5.02 5.22
1997 4.96 5.09
1998 4.87 4.98
1999 4.78 4.86
2000 4.7 4.76
2001 4.58 4.67
2002 4.49 4.6
2003 4.42 4.54
2004 4.34 4.47
2005 4.28 4.41
2006 4.2 4.39
2007 4.09 4.37
2008 3.97 4.36
2009 3.83 4.35
2010 3.67 4.34
2011 3.53 4.34
2012 3.38 4.33
2013 3.25 4.33
2014 3.18 4.36
2015 3.13 4.29
2016 3.09 4.2
2017 3.06 4.06
2018 3.04 3.93
2019 3.01 3.8
2020 2.99 3.75
2021 2.96 3.69
2022 2.94 3.62
2023 2.92 3.56

Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Marshall Islands

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
1960 17.4 16.8
1961 17 16.9
1962 16.7 16.9
1963 16.4 17
1964 16.3 17
1965 16.3 17
1966 16.4 17
1967 16.6 16.9
1968 16.9 16.8
1969 17.2 16.8
1970 17.4 16.7
1971 17.1 16.6
1972 16.6 16.6
1973 16.2 16.4
1974 16 16.3
1975 15.9 16.1
1976 15.7 15.9
1977 15.5 15.9
1978 15.3 15.8
1979 15.1 15.8
1980 15 15.8
1981 14.9 15.9
1982 14.9 15.9
1983 14.9 16
1984 14.8 16.1
1985 14.8 16.2
1986 14.7 16.3
1987 14.7 16.4
1988 14.7 16.5
1989 14.8 16.7
1990 14.9 16.8
1991 15.2 17
1992 15.4 17.1
1993 15.8 17.2
1994 16.1 17.4
1995 16.5 17.5
1996 16.9 17.7
1997 17.2 17.8
1998 17.6 17.9
1999 17.9 18.1
2000 18.2 18.3
2001 18.5 18.4
2002 18.8 18.6
2003 19.1 18.8
2004 19.4 19
2005 19.7 19.1
2006 19.9 19.2
2007 20.2 19.4
2008 20.4 19.4
2009 20.5 19.5
2010 20.6 19.6
2011 20.6 19.6
2012 20.8 19.7
2013 21 19.7
2014 21.3 19.8
2015 21.6 19.9
2016 21.9 20
2017 22.2 20.2
2018 22.4 20.4
2019 22.6 20.5
2020 22.6 20.7
2021 22.5 20.9
2022 22.2 21.1
2023 21.9 21.3
2024 21.8 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$315M
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
71.9%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.7%
2022
8.29%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.51%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.82%
2021
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
70.5%
2023
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
11.1%
2023
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
58
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.5%
2019
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2019
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold n/a
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$34.5M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,099
2019
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.6%
2018
1.63%
2020

Energy

Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
615 kg
2007
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.38
2007
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
2.43%
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

Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.0005%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,765
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
79.2%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46.9
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
64
2025
43
2024
Higher education index n/a
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.01
1994
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.7
2013
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
98.3%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
65.7%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$758
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.1
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
60.1%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.46
2012
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
20.7 years
2017
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
28.2
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
47.1%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
25.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.8%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.0001%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
1,851 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
27 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
36.3 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,260 mi
2007
864 mi
2011

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