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Mauritius vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 170th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Solomon Islands
Population
1256649
854419
Population rank 157/197 161/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 143/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Mauritius and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Mauritius Solomon Islands
1960 $162,089,564 -
1961 $191,757,729 -
1962 $197,738,208 -
1963 $253,839,558 -
1964 $218,914,569 -
1965 $230,024,161 -
1966 $227,534,083 -
1967 $238,439,291 $25,203,524
1968 $206,576,631 $28,084,253
1969 $221,553,613 $28,606,411
1970 $224,125,805 -
1971 $251,437,338 $50,056,883
1972 $318,664,900 $40,606,712
1973 $404,285,775 $55,272,109
1974 $669,894,030 $84,539,332
1975 $673,311,287 $74,620,320
1976 $713,510,052 $83,100,834
1977 $834,722,972 $93,145,283
1978 $1,029,040,323 $111,027,427
1979 $1,227,446,632 $151,276,496
1980 $1,147,027,924 $182,852,107
1981 $1,157,769,444 $193,750,541
1982 $1,092,923,636 $192,902,019
1983 $1,104,956,573 $181,220,399
1984 $1,054,564,759 $181,570,474
1985 $1,090,611,325 $165,524,943
1986 $1,482,601,552 $147,620,048
1987 $1,906,174,438 $155,128,542
1988 $2,163,252,449 $176,494,394
1989 $2,211,312,823 $172,882,411
1990 $2,689,212,760 $214,877,667
1991 $2,895,354,736 $227,540,473
1992 $3,267,677,814 $269,034,596
1993 $3,307,302,126 $300,746,361
1994 $3,606,050,873 $402,837,005
1995 $4,094,741,652 $469,443,202
1996 $4,481,489,762 $510,586,430
1997 $4,243,755,308 $526,554,006
1998 $4,225,813,976 $457,579,840
1999 $4,402,193,195 $488,024,514
2000 $4,726,108,622 $419,842,674
2001 $4,675,755,867 $409,508,553
2002 $4,906,494,249 $346,406,739
2003 $5,894,873,920 $417,668,983
2004 $6,667,418,752 $468,005,319
2005 $6,576,108,447 $552,864,570
2006 $7,028,810,681 $617,258,154
2007 $8,150,150,209 $695,295,348
2008 $9,990,356,674 $776,337,692
2009 $9,128,843,109 $805,557,563
2010 $10,003,670,690 $898,133,685
2011 $11,518,413,430 $1,063,895,361
2012 $11,668,696,397 $1,185,215,418
2013 $12,292,974,141 $1,285,911,586
2014 $13,074,129,952 $1,335,571,421
2015 $12,007,291,046 $1,307,909,888
2016 $12,594,155,464 $1,379,490,304
2017 $13,713,506,131 $1,469,789,119
2018 $14,735,695,931 $1,615,478,393
2019 $14,436,346,980 $1,619,155,017
2020 $11,408,106,446 $1,536,145,814
2021 $11,484,348,858 $1,522,794,913
2022 $12,907,767,790 $1,566,360,686
2023 $14,101,195,733 $1,660,896,531
2024 $14,952,555,415 $1,760,767,447

Mauritius and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Solomon Islands
1960 $238.3 -
1961 $281.7 -
1962 $282.3 -
1963 $353 -
1964 $297.3 -
1965 $305 -
1966 $296 -
1967 $304 $153.5
1968 $258.7 $166.9
1969 $272.7 $165.9
1970 $271.3 $162
1971 $299.6 $277.1
1972 $374 $219.5
1973 $467 $291.3
1974 $763 $433
1975 $755 $372
1976 $787 $401
1977 $906 $434
1978 $1,102 $500
1979 $1,292 $658
1980 $1,187 $768
1981 $1,181 $786
1982 $1,101 $756
1983 $1,103 $686
1984 $1,042 $665
1985 $1,069 $586
1986 $1,442 $506
1987 $1,840 $515
1988 $2,074 $567
1989 $2,103 $538
1990 $2,540 $648
1991 $2,705 $666
1992 $3,013 $764
1993 $3,014 $829
1994 $3,240 $1,078
1995 $3,648 $1,220
1996 $3,952 $1,289
1997 $3,696 $1,292
1998 $3,642 $1,092
1999 $3,746 $1,134
2000 $3,982 $953
2001 $3,909 $912
2002 $4,073 $757
2003 $4,858 $896
2004 $5,461 $986
2005 $5,354 $1,144
2006 $5,696 $1,256
2007 $6,575 $1,390
2008 $8,030 $1,526
2009 $7,318 $1,555
2010 $8,000 $1,685
2011 $9,197 $1,924
2012 $9,291 $2,066
2013 $9,765 $2,161
2014 $10,366 $2,165
2015 $9,508 $2,045
2016 $9,966 $2,083
2017 $10,842 $2,144
2018 $11,643 $2,278
2019 $11,403 $2,224
2020 $9,011 $2,063
2021 $9,069 $1,997
2022 $10,224 $2,005
2023 $11,182 $2,076
2024 $11,872 $2,149

Mauritius vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Solomon Islands
1950 51.9 41.4
1951 52.5 42
1952 52.1 42.6
1953 51.5 43.2
1954 52.2 43.7
1955 53.8 44.3
1956 55.1 42.8
1957 55.7 45.7
1958 56.4 46.3
1959 57.4 47
1960 58.4 47.7
1961 59.5 48.3
1962 60.5 49
1963 61.1 49.8
1964 61.5 50.6
1965 62.1 51.4
1966 62.1 52.3
1967 61.7 53.1
1968 62.1 54.1
1969 62.7 55.1
1970 63.7 56.1
1971 63.8 57
1972 63.8 57.9
1973 64.3 58.8
1974 64.2 59.6
1975 64.4 58.4
1976 64 61.2
1977 64.8 61.5
1978 65.3 62.5
1979 66 63.1
1980 66.5 63.7
1981 67.2 64.1
1982 67.9 64.5
1983 68.4 64.8
1984 68.6 65
1985 68.7 65.3
1986 68.9 64.7
1987 69.2 65.7
1988 69.4 65.9
1989 69.5 66.1
1990 69.8 66.2
1991 70.1 66.4
1992 70.2 66.5
1993 70.4 66.6
1994 70.4 66.7
1995 70.6 66.7
1996 70.5 66.7
1997 70.7 66.8
1998 70.9 66.9
1999 71.4 67
2000 71.8 67.1
2001 72 67.2
2002 72.1 67.4
2003 72.3 67.5
2004 72.5 67.6
2005 72.6 67.8
2006 72.8 68
2007 72.9 67.8
2008 73.1 68.3
2009 73.3 68.4
2010 73.6 68.7
2011 74.1 68.8
2012 74.3 69
2013 74.4 69
2014 74.6 69
2015 74.7 69.3
2016 74.9 69.5
2017 75 69.7
2018 74.5 69.8
2019 74.2 70
2020 74.7 69.3
2021 72.9 68.9
2022 73.5 70.4
2023 74.9 70.5
2024 75.1 70.7
2025 75.3 70.8

Mauritius and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Mauritius Solomon Islands
1960 680,331 139,688
1961 680,757 142,912
1962 700,349 146,201
1963 718,861 149,589
1964 736,381 153,085
1965 753,000 156,686
1966 768,813 160,393
1967 783,917 164,245
1968 798,413 168,282
1969 812,405 172,476
1970 826,000 176,579
1971 839,230 180,637
1972 852,053 184,994
1973 864,819 189,774
1974 878,042 195,041
1975 892,000 200,744
1976 906,507 207,194
1977 921,379 214,418
1978 933,499 222,029
1979 949,888 229,953
1980 966,039 238,135
1981 980,462 246,555
1982 992,521 255,200
1983 1,001,691 264,068
1984 1,012,221 273,163
1985 1,020,528 282,455
1986 1,028,360 291,842
1987 1,036,082 301,414
1988 1,043,239 311,265
1989 1,051,260 321,282
1990 1,058,775 331,435
1991 1,070,266 341,738
1992 1,084,441 352,205
1993 1,097,374 362,839
1994 1,112,846 373,675
1995 1,122,457 384,733
1996 1,133,996 396,009
1997 1,148,284 407,474
1998 1,160,421 419,071
1999 1,175,267 430,500
2000 1,186,873 440,469
2001 1,196,287 449,125
2002 1,204,621 457,671
2003 1,213,370 466,154
2004 1,221,003 474,611
2005 1,228,254 483,080
2006 1,233,996 491,594
2007 1,239,630 500,156
2008 1,244,121 508,790
2009 1,247,429 518,141
2010 1,250,400 532,968
2011 1,252,404 552,945
2012 1,255,882 573,606
2013 1,258,927 594,945
2014 1,261,208 616,908
2015 1,262,879 639,415
2016 1,263,747 662,379
2017 1,264,887 685,672
2018 1,265,577 709,101
2019 1,265,985 728,147
2020 1,266,014 744,498
2021 1,266,334 762,591
2022 1,262,523 781,066
2023 1,261,041 800,005
2024 1,259,509 819,198

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Solomon Islands
1960 5.9 7.07
1961 5.98 7.05
1962 5.88 7.04
1963 6.18 7.03
1964 5.96 7.05
1965 5.51 7.02
1966 5.46 7
1967 4.63 6.97
1968 4.6 6.95
1969 3.97 6.97
1970 3.82 6.98
1971 3.51 6.99
1972 3.41 6.99
1973 3.07 7
1974 3.45 7.01
1975 3.2 6.99
1976 3.13 6.95
1977 3.07 6.92
1978 3.01 6.87
1979 2.91 6.82
1980 2.8 6.77
1981 2.67 6.71
1982 2.53 6.64
1983 2.4 6.57
1984 2.16 6.49
1985 2.02 6.38
1986 1.99 6.26
1987 2.05 6.12
1988 2.14 5.99
1989 2.23 5.87
1990 2.32 5.74
1991 2.3 5.62
1992 2.37 5.51
1993 2.21 5.45
1994 2.25 5.4
1995 2.14 5.34
1996 2.12 5.22
1997 2.04 5.09
1998 1.97 4.98
1999 2.05 4.86
2000 1.99 4.76
2001 1.91 4.67
2002 1.94 4.6
2003 1.87 4.54
2004 1.92 4.47
2005 1.88 4.41
2006 1.77 4.39
2007 1.74 4.37
2008 1.67 4.36
2009 1.59 4.35
2010 1.57 4.34
2011 1.55 4.34
2012 1.54 4.33
2013 1.44 4.33
2014 1.43 4.36
2015 1.36 4.29
2016 1.4 4.2
2017 1.44 4.06
2018 1.41 3.93
2019 1.4 3.8
2020 1.44 3.75
2021 1.41 3.69
2022 1.32 3.62
2023 1.39 3.56

Mauritius and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Solomon Islands
1960 17.4 16.8
1961 17.5 16.9
1962 17.6 16.9
1963 17.6 17
1964 17.6 17
1965 17.7 17
1966 17.8 17
1967 17.9 16.9
1968 18.1 16.8
1969 18.3 16.8
1970 18.5 16.7
1971 18.8 16.6
1972 19.1 16.6
1973 19.5 16.4
1974 19.8 16.3
1975 20.2 16.1
1976 20.6 15.9
1977 21 15.9
1978 21.3 15.8
1979 21.6 15.8
1980 21.9 15.8
1981 22.1 15.9
1982 22.4 15.9
1983 22.8 16
1984 23.2 16.1
1985 23.5 16.2
1986 23.9 16.3
1987 24.3 16.4
1988 24.7 16.5
1989 25.2 16.7
1990 25.6 16.8
1991 26 17
1992 26.3 17.1
1993 26.6 17.2
1994 26.9 17.4
1995 27.3 17.5
1996 27.6 17.7
1997 28 17.8
1998 28.4 17.9
1999 28.7 18.1
2000 29 18.3
2001 29.4 18.4
2002 29.7 18.6
2003 30 18.8
2004 30.3 19
2005 30.7 19.1
2006 31.1 19.2
2007 31.6 19.4
2008 32 19.4
2009 32.5 19.5
2010 32.9 19.6
2011 33.4 19.6
2012 33.8 19.7
2013 34.2 19.7
2014 34.6 19.8
2015 35 19.9
2016 35.4 20
2017 35.8 20.2
2018 36.2 20.4
2019 36.5 20.5
2020 36.8 20.7
2021 37.1 20.9
2022 37.5 21.1
2023 38 21.3
2024 38.5 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
75
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
2.8%
2012
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Mauritius Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
141
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
84.1%
2013
English speaking
16%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Mauritius Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
864 mi
2011

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