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Netherlands vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 134th vs. 141st).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Solomon Islands
Population
18191638
854419
Population rank 72/197 161/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 19/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 13/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$531B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$29,494
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 25/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,699
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
42.4 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Netherlands and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Netherlands and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Netherlands

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Netherlands Solomon Islands
1960 $13,282,979,015 -
1961 $14,599,836,396 -
1962 $15,847,582,341 -
1963 $17,193,744,109 -
1964 $20,232,048,553 -
1965 $22,721,869,808 -
1966 $24,741,480,717 -
1967 $27,143,828,099 $25,203,524
1968 $30,097,635,751 $28,084,253
1969 $34,086,038,090 $28,606,411
1970 $38,220,884,519 -
1971 $44,644,730,576 $50,056,883
1972 $54,787,070,173 $40,606,712
1973 $71,946,639,603 $55,272,109
1974 $87,371,810,804 $84,539,332
1975 $100,397,061,694 $74,620,320
1976 $109,329,386,564 $83,100,834
1977 $127,203,923,857 $93,145,283
1978 $156,089,077,205 $111,027,427
1979 $179,933,827,310 $151,276,496
1980 $195,439,301,707 $182,852,107
1981 $164,375,775,854 $193,750,541
1982 $158,712,765,536 $192,902,019
1983 $153,671,294,109 $181,220,399
1984 $144,124,462,912 $181,570,474
1985 $144,057,523,222 $165,524,943
1986 $201,157,708,221 $147,620,048
1987 $245,406,949,521 $155,128,542
1988 $262,295,966,105 $176,494,394
1989 $258,716,904,292 $172,882,411
1990 $318,799,003,994 $214,877,667
1991 $327,982,316,124 $227,540,473
1992 $363,497,050,125 $269,034,596
1993 $354,070,495,966 $300,746,361
1994 $379,688,232,232 $402,837,005
1995 $452,967,334,614 $469,443,202
1996 $451,372,549,020 $510,586,430
1997 $417,506,211,882 $526,554,006
1998 $438,612,530,549 $457,579,840
1999 $447,778,514,140 $488,024,514
2000 $417,649,282,154 $419,842,674
2001 $432,536,219,669 $409,508,553
2002 $475,529,972,123 $346,406,739
2003 $582,435,617,082 $417,668,983
2004 $661,224,886,143 $468,005,319
2005 $688,133,699,636 $552,864,570
2006 $737,593,995,289 $617,258,154
2007 $853,499,460,873 $695,295,348
2008 $957,901,566,041 $776,337,692
2009 $878,954,223,140 $805,557,563
2010 $852,464,982,433 $898,133,685
2011 $913,140,741,333 $1,063,895,361
2012 $845,689,017,066 $1,185,215,418
2013 $883,951,539,007 $1,285,911,586
2014 $901,556,501,756 $1,335,571,421
2015 $775,743,675,303 $1,307,909,888
2016 $797,163,949,290 $1,379,490,304
2017 $848,233,537,846 $1,469,789,119
2018 $929,733,599,797 $1,615,478,393
2019 $928,903,005,576 $1,619,155,017
2020 $932,560,861,701 $1,536,145,814
2021 $1,054,472,123,450 $1,522,794,913
2022 $1,046,540,797,549 $1,566,360,686
2023 $1,154,361,305,398 $1,660,896,531
2024 $1,227,543,925,316 $1,760,767,447

Netherlands and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Netherlands

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Netherlands Solomon Islands
1960 $1,156 -
1961 $1,254 -
1962 $1,342 -
1963 $1,437 -
1964 $1,668 -
1965 $1,848 -
1966 $1,986 -
1967 $2,155 $153.5
1968 $2,364 $166.9
1969 $2,647 $165.9
1970 $2,931 $162
1971 $3,384 $277.1
1972 $4,110 $219.5
1973 $5,353 $291.3
1974 $6,450 $433
1975 $7,346 $372
1976 $7,937 $401
1977 $9,180 $434
1978 $11,196 $500
1979 $12,817 $658
1980 $13,812 $768
1981 $11,537 $786
1982 $11,089 $756
1983 $10,696 $686
1984 $9,992 $665
1985 $9,941 $586
1986 $13,804 $506
1987 $16,734 $515
1988 $17,771 $567
1989 $17,423 $538
1990 $21,322 $648
1991 $21,764 $666
1992 $23,939 $764
1993 $23,156 $829
1994 $24,683 $1,078
1995 $29,301 $1,220
1996 $29,064 $1,289
1997 $26,745 $1,292
1998 $27,924 $1,092
1999 $28,319 $1,134
2000 $26,225 $953
2001 $26,956 $912
2002 $29,447 $757
2003 $35,897 $896
2004 $40,611 $986
2005 $42,165 $1,144
2006 $45,124 $1,256
2007 $52,101 $1,390
2008 $58,247 $1,526
2009 $53,172 $1,555
2010 $51,306 $1,685
2011 $54,702 $1,924
2012 $50,474 $2,066
2013 $52,602 $2,161
2014 $53,457 $2,165
2015 $45,794 $2,045
2016 $46,809 $2,083
2017 $49,514 $2,144
2018 $53,955 $2,278
2019 $53,555 $2,224
2020 $53,468 $2,063
2021 $60,142 $1,997
2022 $59,123 $2,005
2023 $64,572 $2,076
2024 $68,219 $2,149

Netherlands vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Solomon Islands
1950 71.4 41.4
1951 71.5 42
1952 72.1 42.6
1953 71.7 43.2
1954 72.4 43.7
1955 72.5 44.3
1956 72.5 42.8
1957 73 45.7
1958 73.1 46.3
1959 73.2 47
1960 73.4 47.7
1961 73.6 48.3
1962 73.2 49
1963 73.4 49.8
1964 73.7 50.6
1965 73.6 51.4
1966 73.6 52.3
1967 73.8 53.1
1968 73.6 54.1
1969 73.6 55.1
1970 73.6 56.1
1971 73.9 57
1972 73.8 57.9
1973 74.2 58.8
1974 74.6 59.6
1975 74.6 58.4
1976 74.7 61.2
1977 75.3 61.5
1978 75.2 62.5
1979 75.6 63.1
1980 75.8 63.7
1981 76 64.1
1982 76.1 64.5
1983 76.3 64.8
1984 76.3 65
1985 76.4 65.3
1986 76.4 64.7
1987 76.8 65.7
1988 77 65.9
1989 76.8 66.1
1990 77 66.2
1991 77.2 66.4
1992 77.4 66.5
1993 77 66.6
1994 77.5 66.7
1995 77.6 66.7
1996 77.6 66.7
1997 77.9 66.8
1998 78 66.9
1999 78 67
2000 78.1 67.1
2001 78.3 67.2
2002 78.4 67.4
2003 78.7 67.5
2004 79.2 67.6
2005 79.5 67.8
2006 79.8 68
2007 80.3 67.8
2008 80.4 68.3
2009 80.7 68.4
2010 80.8 68.7
2011 81.1 68.8
2012 81.1 69
2013 81.3 69
2014 81.7 69
2015 81.5 69.3
2016 81.6 69.5
2017 81.7 69.7
2018 81.8 69.8
2019 82.1 70
2020 81.4 69.3
2021 81.4 68.9
2022 81.9 70.4
2023 82.2 70.5
2024 82.3 70.7
2025 82.4 70.8

Netherlands and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Netherlands Solomon Islands
1960 11,486,631 139,688
1961 11,638,712 142,912
1962 11,805,689 146,201
1963 11,965,966 149,589
1964 12,127,120 153,085
1965 12,294,732 156,686
1966 12,456,251 160,393
1967 12,598,201 164,245
1968 12,729,721 168,282
1969 12,877,984 172,476
1970 13,038,526 176,579
1971 13,194,497 180,637
1972 13,328,593 184,994
1973 13,439,322 189,774
1974 13,545,056 195,041
1975 13,666,335 200,744
1976 13,774,037 207,194
1977 13,856,185 214,418
1978 13,941,700 222,029
1979 14,038,270 229,953
1980 14,149,800 238,135
1981 14,247,208 246,555
1982 14,312,690 255,200
1983 14,367,070 264,068
1984 14,424,211 273,163
1985 14,491,632 282,455
1986 14,572,278 291,842
1987 14,665,037 301,414
1988 14,760,094 311,265
1989 14,848,907 321,282
1990 14,951,510 331,435
1991 15,069,798 341,738
1992 15,184,166 352,205
1993 15,290,368 362,839
1994 15,382,838 373,675
1995 15,459,006 384,733
1996 15,530,498 396,009
1997 15,610,650 407,474
1998 15,707,209 419,071
1999 15,812,088 430,500
2000 15,925,513 440,469
2001 16,046,180 449,125
2002 16,148,929 457,671
2003 16,225,302 466,154
2004 16,281,779 474,611
2005 16,319,868 483,080
2006 16,346,101 491,594
2007 16,381,696 500,156
2008 16,445,593 508,790
2009 16,530,388 518,141
2010 16,615,394 532,968
2011 16,693,074 552,945
2012 16,754,962 573,606
2013 16,804,432 594,945
2014 16,865,008 616,908
2015 16,939,923 639,415
2016 17,030,314 662,379
2017 17,131,296 685,672
2018 17,231,624 709,101
2019 17,344,874 728,147
2020 17,441,500 744,498
2021 17,533,044 762,591
2022 17,700,982 781,066
2023 17,877,117 800,005
2024 17,994,237 819,198

Fertility rates in Netherlands and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Netherlands

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Netherlands Solomon Islands
1960 3.12 7.07
1961 3.22 7.05
1962 3.18 7.04
1963 3.19 7.03
1964 3.17 7.05
1965 3.04 7.02
1966 2.9 7
1967 2.81 6.97
1968 2.72 6.95
1969 2.75 6.97
1970 2.57 6.98
1971 2.36 6.99
1972 2.15 6.99
1973 1.9 7
1974 1.77 7.01
1975 1.66 6.99
1976 1.63 6.95
1977 1.58 6.92
1978 1.58 6.87
1979 1.56 6.82
1980 1.6 6.77
1981 1.56 6.71
1982 1.5 6.64
1983 1.47 6.57
1984 1.49 6.49
1985 1.51 6.38
1986 1.55 6.26
1987 1.56 6.12
1988 1.55 5.99
1989 1.55 5.87
1990 1.62 5.74
1991 1.61 5.62
1992 1.59 5.51
1993 1.57 5.45
1994 1.57 5.4
1995 1.53 5.34
1996 1.53 5.22
1997 1.56 5.09
1998 1.63 4.98
1999 1.65 4.86
2000 1.72 4.76
2001 1.71 4.67
2002 1.73 4.6
2003 1.75 4.54
2004 1.72 4.47
2005 1.71 4.41
2006 1.72 4.39
2007 1.72 4.37
2008 1.77 4.36
2009 1.79 4.35
2010 1.79 4.34
2011 1.76 4.34
2012 1.72 4.33
2013 1.68 4.33
2014 1.71 4.36
2015 1.66 4.29
2016 1.66 4.2
2017 1.62 4.06
2018 1.59 3.93
2019 1.57 3.8
2020 1.54 3.75
2021 1.62 3.69
2022 1.49 3.62
2023 1.43 3.56

Netherlands and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Netherlands

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Netherlands Solomon Islands
1960 28.8 16.8
1961 28.8 16.9
1962 28.7 16.9
1963 28.7 17
1964 28.6 17
1965 28.6 17
1966 28.6 17
1967 28.5 16.9
1968 28.6 16.8
1969 28.6 16.8
1970 28.6 16.7
1971 28.7 16.6
1972 28.9 16.6
1973 29 16.4
1974 29.3 16.3
1975 29.4 16.1
1976 29.8 15.9
1977 30.3 15.9
1978 30.7 15.8
1979 31 15.8
1980 31.3 15.8
1981 31.6 15.9
1982 31.9 15.9
1983 32.3 16
1984 32.6 16.1
1985 32.9 16.2
1986 33.2 16.3
1987 33.5 16.4
1988 33.8 16.5
1989 34.1 16.7
1990 34.3 16.8
1991 34.6 17
1992 34.8 17.1
1993 35.1 17.2
1994 35.4 17.4
1995 35.7 17.5
1996 36.1 17.7
1997 36.4 17.8
1998 36.7 17.9
1999 37 18.1
2000 37.3 18.3
2001 37.5 18.4
2002 37.8 18.6
2003 38.1 18.8
2004 38.5 19
2005 38.9 19.1
2006 39.3 19.2
2007 39.7 19.4
2008 40 19.4
2009 40.3 19.5
2010 40.7 19.6
2011 41 19.6
2012 41.3 19.7
2013 41.6 19.7
2014 41.8 19.8
2015 42 19.9
2016 42.2 20
2017 42.3 20.2
2018 42.4 20.4
2019 42.5 20.5
2020 42.5 20.7
2021 42.6 20.9
2022 42.5 21.1
2023 42.4 21.3
2024 42.4 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
2.8%
2012
Number of millionaires
1,231,625
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
8.62%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
13
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
103
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.1T
2017
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$79.1B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$4.72B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Netherlands Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,418 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22.9
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
122.9 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.87 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.5%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.01%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,189 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
33.1%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Netherlands Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
93.5%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
95
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
84.1%
2013
English speaking
90.9%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
97%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Netherlands Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
30.4 years
2023
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
15%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Netherlands Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
864 mi
2011

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