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Namibia vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Namibia has a population of 3.03M (ranked 136/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Namibia's land area is 317,874 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 33rd vs. 141st).

By GDP, Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Namibia Solomon Islands
Population
3141364
854419
Population rank 134/197 161/197
GDP
$13.4B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 147/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$4,413
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 126/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,687
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$9.05B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
63.9%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,988
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 100/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,325
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
317,874 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
22.1 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Namibia and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Namibia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Namibia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Namibia Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 - -
1971 - $50,056,883
1972 - $40,606,712
1973 - $55,272,109
1974 - $84,539,332
1975 - $74,620,320
1976 - $83,100,834
1977 - $93,145,283
1978 - $111,027,427
1979 - $151,276,496
1980 $2,421,990,338 $182,852,107
1981 $2,249,908,578 $193,750,541
1982 $2,118,710,248 $192,902,019
1983 $2,297,400,688 $181,220,399
1984 $1,951,260,038 $181,570,474
1985 $1,608,237,350 $165,524,943
1986 $1,809,048,527 $147,620,048
1987 $2,300,068,217 $155,128,542
1988 $2,495,094,746 $176,494,394
1989 $2,535,135,798 $172,882,411
1990 $2,789,921,854 $214,877,667
1991 $2,996,869,281 $227,540,473
1992 $3,429,521,699 $269,034,596
1993 $3,251,188,833 $300,746,361
1994 $3,666,503,530 $402,837,005
1995 $3,978,514,206 $469,443,202
1996 $3,989,163,197 $510,586,430
1997 $4,154,989,950 $526,554,006
1998 $3,873,109,866 $457,579,840
1999 $3,868,551,730 $488,024,514
2000 $3,922,232,165 $419,842,674
2001 $3,557,341,215 $409,508,553
2002 $3,349,169,826 $346,406,739
2003 $4,926,439,384 $417,668,983
2004 $6,609,205,995 $468,005,319
2005 $7,248,374,838 $552,864,570
2006 $8,001,779,551 $617,258,154
2007 $8,839,536,476 $695,295,348
2008 $8,607,431,497 $776,337,692
2009 $8,938,847,189 $805,557,563
2010 $11,431,412,421 $898,133,685
2011 $12,523,359,441 $1,063,895,361
2012 $13,042,053,592 $1,185,215,418
2013 $12,043,307,277 $1,285,911,586
2014 $12,435,430,970 $1,335,571,421
2015 $11,335,161,084 $1,307,909,888
2016 $10,722,018,732 $1,379,490,304
2017 $12,895,153,371 $1,469,789,119
2018 $13,682,019,076 $1,615,478,393
2019 $12,541,928,303 $1,619,155,017
2020 $10,583,748,542 $1,536,145,814
2021 $12,402,486,184 $1,522,794,913
2022 $12,569,449,123 $1,566,360,686
2023 $12,408,271,448 $1,660,896,531
2024 $13,372,354,269 $1,760,767,447

Namibia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Namibia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Namibia Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 - $162
1971 - $277.1
1972 - $219.5
1973 - $291.3
1974 - $433
1975 - $372
1976 - $401
1977 - $434
1978 - $500
1979 - $658
1980 $2,468 $768
1981 $2,267 $786
1982 $2,097 $756
1983 $2,214 $686
1984 $1,830 $665
1985 $1,466 $586
1986 $1,599 $506
1987 $1,969 $515
1988 $2,063 $567
1989 $1,967 $538
1990 $2,037 $648
1991 $2,117 $666
1992 $2,347 $764
1993 $2,155 $829
1994 $2,356 $1,078
1995 $2,483 $1,220
1996 $2,423 $1,289
1997 $2,460 $1,292
1998 $2,235 $1,092
1999 $2,178 $1,134
2000 $2,157 $953
2001 $1,916 $912
2002 $1,772 $757
2003 $2,569 $896
2004 $3,403 $986
2005 $3,686 $1,144
2006 $4,017 $1,256
2007 $4,379 $1,390
2008 $4,205 $1,526
2009 $4,303 $1,555
2010 $5,418 $1,685
2011 $5,835 $1,924
2012 $5,943 $2,066
2013 $5,347 $2,161
2014 $5,378 $2,165
2015 $4,774 $2,045
2016 $4,396 $2,083
2017 $5,144 $2,144
2018 $5,309 $2,278
2019 $4,732 $2,224
2020 $3,879 $2,063
2021 $4,413 $1,997
2022 $4,350 $2,005
2023 $4,188 $2,076
2024 $4,413 $2,149

Namibia vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Namibia

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Namibia Solomon Islands
1950 41.9 41.4
1951 42.5 42
1952 43.1 42.6
1953 43.8 43.2
1954 44.4 43.7
1955 45 44.3
1956 45.7 42.8
1957 46.4 45.7
1958 47.1 46.3
1959 47.8 47
1960 48.5 47.7
1961 49.2 48.3
1962 50 49
1963 50.6 49.8
1964 51.3 50.6
1965 52 51.4
1966 52.3 52.3
1967 52.9 53.1
1968 53.6 54.1
1969 54.1 55.1
1970 54.7 56.1
1971 55.3 57
1972 55.8 57.9
1973 56.4 58.8
1974 56.9 59.6
1975 57.6 58.4
1976 58 61.2
1977 58.6 61.5
1978 59.1 62.5
1979 59.5 63.1
1980 56.6 63.7
1981 56.9 64.1
1982 57.3 64.5
1983 57.6 64.8
1984 58.1 65
1985 58.5 65.3
1986 58.7 64.7
1987 59.1 65.7
1988 59 65.9
1989 60.8 66.1
1990 61.4 66.2
1991 60.8 66.4
1992 60.2 66.5
1993 59.3 66.6
1994 58.4 66.7
1995 57.5 66.7
1996 56.6 66.7
1997 55.8 66.8
1998 54.8 66.9
1999 54 67
2000 52.9 67.1
2001 52 67.2
2002 52 67.4
2003 51.9 67.5
2004 52.2 67.6
2005 52.6 67.8
2006 53.2 68
2007 54 67.8
2008 54.7 68.3
2009 55.3 68.4
2010 56.1 68.7
2011 56.6 68.8
2012 57.7 69
2013 58.5 69
2014 59.3 69
2015 60 69.3
2016 60.8 69.5
2017 61.7 69.7
2018 62.6 69.8
2019 63.5 70
2020 64.1 69.3
2021 60.8 68.9
2022 64.2 70.4
2023 67.4 70.5
2024 67.5 70.7
2025 67.7 70.8

Namibia and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Namibia

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Namibia Solomon Islands
1960 591,465 139,688
1961 603,067 142,912
1962 615,759 146,201
1963 629,589 149,589
1964 644,530 153,085
1965 660,558 156,686
1966 677,655 160,393
1967 696,045 164,245
1968 715,542 168,282
1969 736,120 172,476
1970 757,868 176,579
1971 780,584 180,637
1972 804,399 184,994
1973 828,928 189,774
1974 854,320 195,041
1975 881,032 200,744
1976 906,566 207,194
1977 931,104 214,418
1978 947,269 222,029
1979 962,825 229,953
1980 981,434 238,135
1981 992,500 246,555
1982 1,010,308 255,200
1983 1,037,511 264,068
1984 1,065,989 273,163
1985 1,096,890 282,455
1986 1,131,081 291,842
1987 1,167,889 301,414
1988 1,209,696 311,265
1989 1,288,947 321,282
1990 1,369,303 331,435
1991 1,415,684 341,738
1992 1,461,322 352,205
1993 1,508,697 362,839
1994 1,556,304 373,675
1995 1,602,170 384,733
1996 1,646,103 396,009
1997 1,689,264 407,474
1998 1,732,745 419,071
1999 1,776,368 430,500
2000 1,818,647 440,469
2001 1,857,048 449,125
2002 1,889,970 457,671
2003 1,917,464 466,154
2004 1,942,082 474,611
2005 1,966,582 483,080
2006 1,991,888 491,594
2007 2,018,600 500,156
2008 2,047,056 508,790
2009 2,077,394 518,141
2010 2,109,811 532,968
2011 2,146,325 552,945
2012 2,194,654 573,606
2013 2,252,508 594,945
2014 2,312,139 616,908
2015 2,374,300 639,415
2016 2,439,213 662,379
2017 2,506,853 685,672
2018 2,577,327 709,101
2019 2,650,494 728,147
2020 2,728,762 744,498
2021 2,810,548 762,591
2022 2,889,662 781,066
2023 2,963,095 800,005
2024 3,030,131 819,198

Fertility rates in Namibia and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Namibia

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Namibia Solomon Islands
1960 6.24 7.07
1961 6.29 7.05
1962 6.35 7.04
1963 6.41 7.03
1964 6.43 7.05
1965 6.45 7.02
1966 6.47 7
1967 6.49 6.97
1968 6.5 6.95
1969 6.51 6.97
1970 6.52 6.98
1971 6.52 6.99
1972 6.53 6.99
1973 6.54 7
1974 6.55 7.01
1975 6.53 6.99
1976 6.49 6.95
1977 6.44 6.92
1978 6.38 6.87
1979 6.31 6.82
1980 6.24 6.77
1981 6.16 6.71
1982 6.08 6.64
1983 6 6.57
1984 5.94 6.49
1985 5.88 6.38
1986 5.79 6.26
1987 5.7 6.12
1988 5.61 5.99
1989 5.52 5.87
1990 5.4 5.74
1991 5.29 5.62
1992 5.11 5.51
1993 4.91 5.45
1994 4.68 5.4
1995 4.42 5.34
1996 4.2 5.22
1997 4.17 5.09
1998 4.18 4.98
1999 4.14 4.86
2000 3.99 4.76
2001 3.83 4.67
2002 3.69 4.6
2003 3.58 4.54
2004 3.55 4.47
2005 3.57 4.41
2006 3.6 4.39
2007 3.61 4.37
2008 3.62 4.36
2009 3.63 4.35
2010 3.66 4.34
2011 3.66 4.34
2012 3.68 4.33
2013 3.65 4.33
2014 3.64 4.36
2015 3.6 4.29
2016 3.57 4.2
2017 3.51 4.06
2018 3.46 3.93
2019 3.4 3.8
2020 3.35 3.75
2021 3.3 3.69
2022 3.25 3.62
2023 3.21 3.56

Namibia and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Namibia

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Namibia Solomon Islands
1960 18.9 16.8
1961 18.7 16.9
1962 18.6 16.9
1963 18.5 17
1964 18.4 17
1965 18.4 17
1966 18.3 17
1967 18.3 16.9
1968 18.2 16.8
1969 18.1 16.8
1970 18.1 16.7
1971 18 16.6
1972 17.9 16.6
1973 17.8 16.4
1974 17.7 16.3
1975 17.6 16.1
1976 17.5 15.9
1977 17.3 15.9
1978 17 15.8
1979 16.8 15.8
1980 16.6 15.8
1981 16.4 15.9
1982 16.3 15.9
1983 16.4 16
1984 16.5 16.1
1985 16.7 16.2
1986 16.9 16.3
1987 17 16.4
1988 17.3 16.5
1989 17.8 16.7
1990 18.3 16.8
1991 18.4 17
1992 18.4 17.1
1993 18.5 17.2
1994 18.5 17.4
1995 18.6 17.5
1996 18.7 17.7
1997 18.8 17.8
1998 18.9 17.9
1999 18.9 18.1
2000 19 18.3
2001 19.1 18.4
2002 19.2 18.6
2003 19.3 18.8
2004 19.4 19
2005 19.6 19.1
2006 19.7 19.2
2007 19.9 19.4
2008 20 19.4
2009 20.3 19.5
2010 20.5 19.6
2011 20.7 19.6
2012 20.9 19.7
2013 21.1 19.7
2014 21.3 19.8
2015 21.4 19.9
2016 21.5 20
2017 21.6 20.2
2018 21.7 20.4
2019 21.8 20.5
2020 21.8 20.7
2021 21.8 20.9
2022 21.8 21.1
2023 21.9 21.3
2024 22.1 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Namibia Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$12.8B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.3%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
9.08%
2024
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
16,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.24%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
19.9%
2018
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
54.5%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.9%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
58.7
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
47.2%
2015
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1%
2015
2.8%
2012
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.48B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.36B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$146M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
187,100
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
3.99%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
72.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Namibia Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
692 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.4
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.36 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.47 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
53.5%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
30%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.88%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
60.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,231 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
90.9%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
58.7%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
56.7%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Namibia Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+4,211
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.57 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
43.1
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
41
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
12.5
2021
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.8
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
87.6%
2023
84.1%
2013
English speaking
17.2%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
64.4%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Namibia Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$406
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$32.9
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
8.92%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.54
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
21.6 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
139
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.3%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.1%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.05 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Namibia Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.55%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
104,904 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,854 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24,810 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
864 mi
2011

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