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Myanmar vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has a population of 54.5M (ranked 27/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Myanmar's land area is 251,997 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 39th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Myanmar Solomon Islands
Population
55119090
854419
Population rank 27/197 161/197
GDP
$74.1B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 85/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$1,359
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 165/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,997
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$45.4B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
62.6%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$833
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 146/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,798
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
251,997 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.12
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
30.8 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Myanmar and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Myanmar and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Myanmar

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Myanmar Solomon Islands
1960 $545,098,448 -
1961 $605,581,577 -
1962 $634,528,872 -
1963 $598,998,419 -
1964 $411,419,906 -
1965 $367,053,117 -
1966 $293,103,479 -
1967 $420,359,036 $25,203,524
1968 $559,956,130 $28,084,253
1969 $571,854,215 $28,606,411
1970 $563,555,631 -
1971 $587,448,405 $50,056,883
1972 $662,213,083 $40,606,712
1973 $719,754,655 $55,272,109
1974 $1,225,589,878 $84,539,332
1975 $1,061,107,354 $74,620,320
1976 $1,204,699,849 $83,100,834
1977 $873,579,932 $93,145,283
1978 $935,408,775 $111,027,427
1979 $952,265,043 $151,276,496
1980 $1,038,225,167 $182,852,107
1981 $1,111,000,765 $193,750,541
1982 $1,481,165,468 $192,902,019
1983 $1,381,573,615 $181,220,399
1984 $1,304,063,253 $181,570,474
1985 $1,478,908,173 $165,524,943
1986 $1,582,873,750 $147,620,048
1987 $1,562,448,077 $155,128,542
1988 $1,541,088,312 $176,494,394
1989 $2,013,448,229 $172,882,411
1990 $2,115,193,513 $214,877,667
1991 $2,069,832,687 $227,540,473
1992 $2,411,552,289 $269,034,596
1993 $3,163,020,035 $300,746,361
1994 $4,432,257,174 $402,837,005
1995 $5,289,174,943 $469,443,202
1996 $6,123,556,717 $510,586,430
1997 $4,722,288,496 $526,554,006
1998 $6,459,461,639 $457,579,840
1999 $8,486,832,801 $488,024,514
2000 $8,905,066,164 $419,842,674
2001 $6,477,790,688 $409,508,553
2002 $6,777,632,512 $346,406,739
2003 $10,467,109,978 $417,668,983
2004 $10,567,354,056 $468,005,319
2005 $11,986,972,419 $552,864,570
2006 $14,502,553,710 $617,258,154
2007 $20,182,477,481 $695,295,348
2008 $31,862,554,102 $776,337,692
2009 $36,906,181,381 $805,557,563
2010 $49,540,813,342 $898,133,685
2011 $59,977,326,086 $1,063,895,361
2012 $59,937,796,648 $1,185,215,418
2013 $60,269,732,855 $1,285,911,586
2014 $65,531,374,200 $1,335,571,421
2015 $59,607,290,408 $1,307,909,888
2016 $63,298,361,996 $1,379,490,304
2017 $66,053,040,483 $1,469,789,119
2018 $67,860,515,990 $1,615,478,393
2019 $75,065,106,228 $1,619,155,017
2020 $79,006,113,643 $1,536,145,814
2021 $66,345,291,160 $1,522,794,913
2022 $62,253,049,892 $1,566,360,686
2023 $66,757,619,000 $1,660,896,531
2024 $74,079,772,652 $1,760,767,447

Myanmar and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Myanmar

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Myanmar Solomon Islands
1960 $25.1 -
1961 $27.3 -
1962 $27.9 -
1963 $25.8 -
1964 $17.3 -
1965 $15.1 -
1966 $11.8 -
1967 $16.5 $153.5
1968 $21.5 $166.9
1969 $21.5 $165.9
1970 $20.7 $162
1971 $21.1 $277.1
1972 $23.3 $219.5
1973 $24.8 $291.3
1974 $41.4 $433
1975 $35.2 $372
1976 $39.2 $401
1977 $27.9 $434
1978 $29.3 $500
1979 $29.2 $658
1980 $31.2 $768
1981 $32.8 $786
1982 $43 $756
1983 $39.3 $686
1984 $36.3 $665
1985 $40.4 $586
1986 $42.4 $506
1987 $41.1 $515
1988 $39.9 $567
1989 $51.3 $538
1990 $53.1 $648
1991 $51.2 $666
1992 $58.9 $764
1993 $76.2 $829
1994 $105.4 $1,078
1995 $124.1 $1,220
1996 $141.9 $1,289
1997 $108 $1,292
1998 $146 $1,092
1999 $189.5 $1,134
2000 $196.6 $953
2001 $141.5 $912
2002 $146.6 $757
2003 $224.3 $896
2004 $224.5 $986
2005 $252.7 $1,144
2006 $303 $1,256
2007 $419 $1,390
2008 $658 $1,526
2009 $758 $1,555
2010 $1,011 $1,685
2011 $1,214 $1,924
2012 $1,203 $2,066
2013 $1,199 $2,161
2014 $1,293 $2,165
2015 $1,167 $2,045
2016 $1,229 $2,083
2017 $1,273 $2,144
2018 $1,298 $2,278
2019 $1,426 $2,224
2020 $1,490 $2,063
2021 $1,243 $1,997
2022 $1,158 $2,005
2023 $1,233 $2,076
2024 $1,359 $2,149

Myanmar vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Myanmar

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Myanmar Solomon Islands
1950 35.7 41.4
1951 36.5 42
1952 37.7 42.6
1953 38.6 43.2
1954 39.6 43.7
1955 40.4 44.3
1956 41.2 42.8
1957 42 45.7
1958 42.8 46.3
1959 43.4 47
1960 44.1 47.7
1961 44.6 48.3
1962 45.3 49
1963 46 49.8
1964 46.7 50.6
1965 47.4 51.4
1966 48.2 52.3
1967 48.9 53.1
1968 49.4 54.1
1969 50 55.1
1970 50.5 56.1
1971 51 57
1972 51.4 57.9
1973 51.8 58.8
1974 52.1 59.6
1975 52.5 58.4
1976 52.9 61.2
1977 53.3 61.5
1978 53.5 62.5
1979 54 63.1
1980 54.4 63.7
1981 54.7 64.1
1982 55 64.5
1983 55.3 64.8
1984 55.6 65
1985 55.8 65.3
1986 56.1 64.7
1987 56.4 65.7
1988 56.6 65.9
1989 56.9 66.1
1990 57.2 66.2
1991 57.4 66.4
1992 57.7 66.5
1993 58 66.6
1994 58.3 66.7
1995 58.7 66.7
1996 59.2 66.7
1997 59.5 66.8
1998 59.9 66.9
1999 60.1 67
2000 60.4 67.1
2001 60.6 67.2
2002 60.9 67.4
2003 61.2 67.5
2004 61.4 67.6
2005 61.7 67.8
2006 62 68
2007 62.4 67.8
2008 56.4 68.3
2009 63.1 68.4
2010 63.5 68.7
2011 63.9 68.8
2012 64.3 69
2013 64.6 69
2014 65 69
2015 65.3 69.3
2016 65.6 69.5
2017 65.9 69.7
2018 66.2 69.8
2019 66.5 70
2020 66.6 69.3
2021 65.6 68.9
2022 66.5 70.4
2023 66.9 70.5
2024 67.1 70.7
2025 67.3 70.8

Myanmar and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Myanmar

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Myanmar Solomon Islands
1960 21,730,250 139,688
1961 22,210,581 142,912
1962 22,704,719 146,201
1963 23,213,408 149,589
1964 23,737,315 153,085
1965 24,279,431 156,686
1966 24,836,496 160,393
1967 25,406,429 164,245
1968 25,989,662 168,282
1969 26,585,112 172,476
1970 27,193,016 176,579
1971 27,807,219 180,637
1972 28,428,324 184,994
1973 29,026,388 189,774
1974 29,598,167 195,041
1975 30,176,565 200,744
1976 30,758,811 207,194
1977 31,355,966 214,418
1978 31,972,976 222,029
1979 32,596,550 229,953
1980 33,227,204 238,135
1981 33,858,783 246,555
1982 34,482,965 255,200
1983 35,162,715 264,068
1984 35,899,313 273,163
1985 36,622,827 282,455
1986 37,314,878 291,842
1987 37,971,594 301,414
1988 38,600,927 311,265
1989 39,214,618 321,282
1990 39,817,251 331,435
1991 40,394,154 341,738
1992 40,950,342 352,205
1993 41,502,429 362,839
1994 42,055,143 373,675
1995 42,605,338 384,733
1996 43,154,860 396,009
1997 43,708,798 407,474
1998 44,257,793 419,071
1999 44,787,724 430,500
2000 45,290,841 440,469
2001 45,771,139 449,125
2002 46,232,653 457,671
2003 46,667,192 466,154
2004 47,068,772 474,611
2005 47,438,365 483,080
2006 47,785,135 491,594
2007 48,125,043 500,156
2008 48,390,793 508,790
2009 48,660,459 518,141
2010 49,024,382 532,968
2011 49,419,820 552,945
2012 49,837,446 573,606
2013 50,262,658 594,945
2014 50,681,634 616,908
2015 51,089,056 639,415
2016 51,495,696 662,379
2017 51,894,938 685,672
2018 52,272,247 709,101
2019 52,640,713 728,147
2020 53,016,522 744,498
2021 53,387,102 762,591
2022 53,756,787 781,066
2023 54,133,798 800,005
2024 54,500,091 819,198

Fertility rates in Myanmar and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Myanmar

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Myanmar Solomon Islands
1960 5.9 7.07
1961 5.9 7.05
1962 5.9 7.04
1963 5.91 7.03
1964 5.91 7.05
1965 5.91 7.02
1966 5.88 7
1967 5.84 6.97
1968 5.8 6.95
1969 5.75 6.97
1970 5.68 6.98
1971 5.62 6.99
1972 5.53 6.99
1973 5.44 7
1974 5.34 7.01
1975 5.25 6.99
1976 5.16 6.95
1977 5.07 6.92
1978 4.99 6.87
1979 4.9 6.82
1980 4.79 6.77
1981 4.69 6.71
1982 4.66 6.64
1983 4.63 6.57
1984 4.52 6.49
1985 4.32 6.38
1986 4.08 6.26
1987 3.86 6.12
1988 3.67 5.99
1989 3.59 5.87
1990 3.5 5.74
1991 3.43 5.62
1992 3.35 5.51
1993 3.28 5.45
1994 3.2 5.4
1995 3.13 5.34
1996 3.06 5.22
1997 2.99 5.09
1998 2.91 4.98
1999 2.85 4.86
2000 2.81 4.76
2001 2.79 4.67
2002 2.77 4.6
2003 2.68 4.54
2004 2.59 4.47
2005 2.52 4.41
2006 2.47 4.39
2007 2.45 4.37
2008 2.4 4.36
2009 2.37 4.35
2010 2.34 4.34
2011 2.31 4.34
2012 2.28 4.33
2013 2.26 4.33
2014 2.25 4.36
2015 2.27 4.29
2016 2.27 4.2
2017 2.25 4.06
2018 2.23 3.93
2019 2.21 3.8
2020 2.18 3.75
2021 2.16 3.69
2022 2.13 3.62
2023 2.12 3.56

Myanmar and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Myanmar

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Myanmar Solomon Islands
1960 20.9 16.8
1961 20.7 16.9
1962 20.5 16.9
1963 20.3 17
1964 20.1 17
1965 19.9 17
1966 19.8 17
1967 19.7 16.9
1968 19.6 16.8
1969 19.5 16.8
1970 19.5 16.7
1971 19.5 16.6
1972 19.6 16.6
1973 19.6 16.4
1974 19.7 16.3
1975 19.7 16.1
1976 19.8 15.9
1977 19.8 15.9
1978 19.9 15.8
1979 20 15.8
1980 20.1 15.8
1981 20.2 15.9
1982 20.3 15.9
1983 20.4 16
1984 20.5 16.1
1985 20.7 16.2
1986 20.9 16.3
1987 21.1 16.4
1988 21.3 16.5
1989 21.5 16.7
1990 21.7 16.8
1991 21.9 17
1992 22.1 17.1
1993 22.3 17.2
1994 22.5 17.4
1995 22.8 17.5
1996 23 17.7
1997 23.2 17.8
1998 23.5 17.9
1999 23.7 18.1
2000 24 18.3
2001 24.2 18.4
2002 24.5 18.6
2003 24.7 18.8
2004 25 19
2005 25.3 19.1
2006 25.5 19.2
2007 25.8 19.4
2008 26.2 19.4
2009 26.5 19.5
2010 26.8 19.6
2011 27.1 19.6
2012 27.4 19.7
2013 27.7 19.7
2014 28 19.8
2015 28.3 19.9
2016 28.6 20
2017 28.9 20.2
2018 29.2 20.4
2019 29.5 20.5
2020 29.7 20.7
2021 30 20.9
2022 30.3 21.1
2023 30.5 21.3
2024 30.8 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Myanmar Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$66.3B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2019
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
3.79%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
463,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.71%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.48%
2020
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
41.4%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
43.7
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2017
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.8%
2017
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$9.34B
2023
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.15B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
903,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
14.3%
2019
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
47.8%
2021
n/a

Energy

Myanmar Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
400 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
33.4 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.62 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
45.1%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.7%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-19%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
354 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
62.1%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
43.4%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.8%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Myanmar Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.67%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-37,979
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
32.5%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.47 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.08 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
23
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
16
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
13
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.87
2022
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.4
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
58
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
93.5%
2020
84.1%
2013
English speaking
4.45%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
58.5%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Myanmar Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$58
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$37.8
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
13.1%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.75
2019
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
24.7 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
185
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
7.71%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
25
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
44.4%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.93 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Myanmar Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
4,624 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,183 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
106,853 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
97,555 mi
2013
864 mi
2011

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