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New Zealand vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 74th vs. 141st).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Solomon Islands
Population
5406623
854419
Population rank 124/197 161/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

New Zealand and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
New Zealand Solomon Islands
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 $25,203,524
1968 $5,228,045,415 $28,084,253
1969 $5,814,357,709 $28,606,411
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 $50,056,883
1972 $9,567,331,065 $40,606,712
1973 $12,802,281,898 $55,272,109
1974 $13,940,981,798 $84,539,332
1975 $12,861,983,284 $74,620,320
1976 $13,604,832,424 $83,100,834
1977 $15,446,825,318 $93,145,283
1978 $18,530,518,395 $111,027,427
1979 $20,731,243,113 $151,276,496
1980 $23,244,547,385 $182,852,107
1981 $24,417,617,184 $193,750,541
1982 $24,164,603,059 $192,902,019
1983 $24,309,279,706 $181,220,399
1984 $21,665,975,319 $181,570,474
1985 $24,679,795,396 $165,524,943
1986 $30,604,668,357 $147,620,048
1987 $40,376,354,070 $155,128,542
1988 $45,176,811,594 $176,494,394
1989 $43,920,222,525 $172,882,411
1990 $45,495,129,385 $214,877,667
1991 $42,745,329,732 $227,540,473
1992 $41,649,829,860 $269,034,596
1993 $46,775,620,817 $300,746,361
1994 $55,314,732,279 $402,837,005
1995 $63,918,703,507 $469,443,202
1996 $70,140,835,299 $510,586,430
1997 $66,075,143,415 $526,554,006
1998 $56,227,169,851 $457,579,840
1999 $58,762,260,626 $488,024,514
2000 $52,623,281,957 $419,842,674
2001 $53,872,425,917 $409,508,553
2002 $66,627,729,311 $346,406,739
2003 $88,250,885,550 $417,668,983
2004 $103,905,210,084 $468,005,319
2005 $114,720,129,550 $552,864,570
2006 $111,538,810,713 $617,258,154
2007 $137,188,946,866 $695,295,348
2008 $133,437,126,590 $776,337,692
2009 $121,663,439,315 $805,557,563
2010 $146,887,902,524 $898,133,685
2011 $168,484,908,960 $1,063,895,361
2012 $176,560,711,239 $1,185,215,418
2013 $191,012,364,177 $1,285,911,586
2014 $201,518,402,787 $1,335,571,421
2015 $178,224,167,088 $1,307,909,888
2016 $189,100,085,275 $1,379,490,304
2017 $206,745,969,246 $1,469,789,119
2018 $211,985,631,173 $1,615,478,393
2019 $213,006,341,102 $1,619,155,017
2020 $213,029,554,654 $1,536,145,814
2021 $253,977,931,815 $1,522,794,913
2022 $249,509,991,440 $1,566,360,686
2023 $255,194,972,673 $1,660,896,531
2024 $260,235,932,559 $1,760,767,447

New Zealand and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Solomon Islands
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 $153.5
1968 $1,902 $166.9
1969 $2,097 $165.9
1970 $2,311 $162
1971 $2,773 $277.1
1972 $3,295 $219.5
1973 $4,323 $291.3
1974 $4,611 $433
1975 $4,172 $372
1976 $4,374 $401
1977 $4,951 $434
1978 $5,937 $500
1979 $6,668 $658
1980 $7,467 $768
1981 $7,814 $786
1982 $7,656 $756
1983 $7,598 $686
1984 $6,714 $665
1985 $7,601 $586
1986 $9,428 $506
1987 $12,331 $515
1988 $13,759 $567
1989 $13,312 $538
1990 $13,663 $648
1991 $12,230 $666
1992 $11,793 $764
1993 $13,094 $829
1994 $15,280 $1,078
1995 $17,400 $1,220
1996 $18,794 $1,289
1997 $17,474 $1,292
1998 $14,738 $1,092
1999 $15,322 $1,134
2000 $13,641 $953
2001 $13,883 $912
2002 $16,874 $757
2003 $21,914 $896
2004 $25,420 $986
2005 $27,751 $1,144
2006 $26,655 $1,256
2007 $32,480 $1,390
2008 $31,325 $1,526
2009 $28,277 $1,555
2010 $33,762 $1,685
2011 $38,432 $1,924
2012 $40,054 $2,066
2013 $43,000 $2,161
2014 $44,618 $2,165
2015 $38,665 $2,045
2016 $40,114 $2,083
2017 $42,950 $2,144
2018 $43,257 $2,278
2019 $42,779 $2,224
2020 $41,851 $2,063
2021 $49,689 $1,997
2022 $48,760 $2,005
2023 $48,655 $2,076
2024 $48,747 $2,149

New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Solomon Islands
1950 69.3 41.4
1951 69.1 42
1952 69.4 42.6
1953 70.2 43.2
1954 70.3 43.7
1955 70.5 44.3
1956 70.7 42.8
1957 70.3 45.7
1958 70.9 46.3
1959 70.8 47
1960 71.2 47.7
1961 70.9 48.3
1962 71.2 49
1963 71.3 49.8
1964 71.3 50.6
1965 71.2 51.4
1966 71.1 52.3
1967 71.4 53.1
1968 71.1 54.1
1969 71.5 55.1
1970 71.2 56.1
1971 71.7 57
1972 71.8 57.9
1973 71.7 58.8
1974 71.9 59.6
1975 72.2 58.4
1976 72.4 61.2
1977 72.1 61.5
1978 73 62.5
1979 73.1 63.1
1980 72.9 63.7
1981 73.6 64.1
1982 73.7 64.5
1983 73.8 64.8
1984 74.4 65
1985 73.9 65.3
1986 74.1 64.7
1987 74.2 65.7
1988 74.5 65.9
1989 74.9 66.1
1990 75.4 66.2
1991 76.1 66.4
1992 76.2 66.5
1993 76.5 66.6
1994 76.9 66.7
1995 76.8 66.7
1996 76.8 66.7
1997 77.3 66.8
1998 78.2 66.9
1999 77.9 67
2000 78.7 67.1
2001 78.7 67.2
2002 78.9 67.4
2003 79.1 67.5
2004 79.4 67.6
2005 80 67.8
2006 80 68
2007 80.1 67.8
2008 80.2 68.3
2009 80.5 68.4
2010 81.1 68.7
2011 80.8 68.8
2012 81.2 69
2013 81.6 69
2014 81.4 69
2015 81.6 69.3
2016 82 69.5
2017 81.6 69.7
2018 81.9 69.8
2019 81.8 70
2020 82.7 69.3
2021 82.3 68.9
2022 81 70.4
2023 82.1 70.5
2024 82.2 70.7
2025 82.4 70.8

New Zealand and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
Year Population
New Zealand Solomon Islands
1960 2,371,800 139,688
1961 2,419,700 142,912
1962 2,482,000 146,201
1963 2,531,800 149,589
1964 2,585,400 153,085
1965 2,628,400 156,686
1966 2,675,900 160,393
1967 2,724,100 164,245
1968 2,748,100 168,282
1969 2,772,800 172,476
1970 2,810,700 176,579
1971 2,853,000 180,637
1972 2,903,900 184,994
1973 2,961,300 189,774
1974 3,023,700 195,041
1975 3,083,100 200,744
1976 3,110,500 207,194
1977 3,120,200 214,418
1978 3,121,200 222,029
1979 3,109,000 229,953
1980 3,112,900 238,135
1981 3,124,900 246,555
1982 3,156,100 255,200
1983 3,199,300 264,068
1984 3,227,100 273,163
1985 3,247,100 282,455
1986 3,246,300 291,842
1987 3,274,400 301,414
1988 3,283,400 311,265
1989 3,299,200 321,282
1990 3,329,800 331,435
1991 3,495,100 341,738
1992 3,531,700 352,205
1993 3,572,200 362,839
1994 3,620,000 373,675
1995 3,673,400 384,733
1996 3,732,000 396,009
1997 3,781,300 407,474
1998 3,815,000 419,071
1999 3,835,100 430,500
2000 3,857,700 440,469
2001 3,880,500 449,125
2002 3,948,500 457,671
2003 4,027,200 466,154
2004 4,087,500 474,611
2005 4,133,900 483,080
2006 4,184,600 491,594
2007 4,223,800 500,156
2008 4,259,800 508,790
2009 4,302,600 518,141
2010 4,350,700 532,968
2011 4,384,000 552,945
2012 4,408,100 573,606
2013 4,442,100 594,945
2014 4,516,500 616,908
2015 4,609,400 639,415
2016 4,714,100 662,379
2017 4,813,600 685,672
2018 4,900,600 709,101
2019 4,979,200 728,147
2020 5,090,200 744,498
2021 5,111,300 762,591
2022 5,117,100 781,066
2023 5,245,000 800,005
2024 5,338,500 819,198

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Solomon Islands
1960 4.24 7.07
1961 4.31 7.05
1962 4.19 7.04
1963 4.05 7.03
1964 3.8 7.05
1965 3.54 7.02
1966 3.41 7
1967 3.35 6.97
1968 3.34 6.95
1969 3.28 6.97
1970 3.17 6.98
1971 3.18 6.99
1972 3 6.99
1973 2.76 7
1974 2.58 7.01
1975 2.37 6.99
1976 2.27 6.95
1977 2.21 6.92
1978 2.07 6.87
1979 2.12 6.82
1980 2.03 6.77
1981 2.01 6.71
1982 1.95 6.64
1983 1.92 6.57
1984 1.93 6.49
1985 1.93 6.38
1986 1.96 6.26
1987 2.03 6.12
1988 2.1 5.99
1989 2.12 5.87
1990 2.18 5.74
1991 2.09 5.62
1992 2.06 5.51
1993 2.04 5.45
1994 1.98 5.4
1995 1.98 5.34
1996 1.96 5.22
1997 1.96 5.09
1998 1.89 4.98
1999 1.97 4.86
2000 1.98 4.76
2001 1.97 4.67
2002 1.89 4.6
2003 1.93 4.54
2004 1.98 4.47
2005 1.97 4.41
2006 2.01 4.39
2007 2.18 4.37
2008 2.19 4.36
2009 2.13 4.35
2010 2.17 4.34
2011 2.09 4.34
2012 2.1 4.33
2013 2.01 4.33
2014 1.92 4.36
2015 1.99 4.29
2016 1.87 4.2
2017 1.81 4.06
2018 1.71 3.93
2019 1.72 3.8
2020 1.61 3.75
2021 1.64 3.69
2022 1.66 3.62
2023 1.56 3.56

New Zealand and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Solomon Islands
1960 27.5 16.8
1961 27.1 16.9
1962 26.8 16.9
1963 26.4 17
1964 26.2 17
1965 26 17
1966 25.9 17
1967 25.8 16.9
1968 25.7 16.8
1969 25.7 16.8
1970 25.6 16.7
1971 25.7 16.6
1972 25.9 16.6
1973 26 16.4
1974 26.2 16.3
1975 26.3 16.1
1976 26.5 15.9
1977 26.8 15.9
1978 27.1 15.8
1979 27.5 15.8
1980 27.9 15.8
1981 28.2 15.9
1982 28.5 15.9
1983 28.8 16
1984 29.1 16.1
1985 29.4 16.2
1986 29.8 16.3
1987 30.1 16.4
1988 30.4 16.5
1989 30.8 16.7
1990 31.1 16.8
1991 31.4 17
1992 31.7 17.1
1993 32 17.2
1994 32.3 17.4
1995 32.6 17.5
1996 32.8 17.7
1997 33.2 17.8
1998 33.6 17.9
1999 34 18.1
2000 34.3 18.3
2001 34.6 18.4
2002 34.8 18.6
2003 35 18.8
2004 35.2 19
2005 35.5 19.1
2006 35.8 19.2
2007 36.1 19.4
2008 36.4 19.4
2009 36.6 19.5
2010 36.8 19.6
2011 37 19.6
2012 37.2 19.7
2013 37.4 19.7
2014 37.5 19.8
2015 37.4 19.9
2016 37.3 20
2017 37.2 20.2
2018 37.3 20.4
2019 37.3 20.5
2020 37.5 20.7
2021 37.8 20.9
2022 38.1 21.1
2023 38.3 21.3
2024 38.6 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2012
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

New Zealand Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

New Zealand Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
84.1%
2013
English speaking
97.8%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

New Zealand Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
864 mi
2011

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