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Nicaragua vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nicaragua has a population of 6.92M (ranked 108/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Nicaragua's land area is 46,464 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 98th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Nicaragua Solomon Islands
Population
7079664
854419
Population rank 107/197 161/197
GDP
$19.7B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 131/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$2,848
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 141/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,709
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$7.7B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.4%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,114
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 139/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,445
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
46,464 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.22
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
26.6 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Nicaragua and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Nicaragua and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Nicaragua

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Nicaragua Solomon Islands
1960 $227,223,322 -
1961 $244,144,237 -
1962 $269,283,804 -
1963 $297,324,163 -
1964 $347,119,918 -
1965 $564,290,020 -
1966 $607,140,010 -
1967 $657,140,011 $25,203,524
1968 $692,859,985 $28,084,253
1969 $750,000,003 $28,606,411
1970 $778,569,939 -
1971 $828,569,953 $50,056,883
1972 $878,570,045 $40,606,712
1973 $1,092,900,015 $55,272,109
1974 $1,521,400,012 $84,539,332
1975 $1,581,599,959 $74,620,320
1976 $1,836,899,999 $83,100,834
1977 $2,226,999,874 $93,145,283
1978 $2,127,699,979 $111,027,427
1979 $1,567,599,982 $151,276,496
1980 $2,144,300,006 $182,852,107
1981 $2,474,700,227 $193,750,541
1982 $2,454,499,872 $192,902,019
1983 $2,753,100,058 $181,220,399
1984 $3,117,599,872 $181,570,474
1985 $2,683,699,935 $165,524,943
1986 $2,885,799,994 $147,620,048
1987 $3,851,200,118 $155,128,542
1988 $2,630,900,096 $176,494,394
1989 $1,013,184,756 $172,882,411
1990 $1,009,455,484 $214,877,667
1991 $1,488,804,124 $227,540,473
1992 $1,792,800,000 $269,034,596
1993 $1,756,454,248 $300,746,361
1994 $3,863,185,119 $402,837,005
1995 $4,140,470,000 $469,443,202
1996 $4,308,351,903 $510,586,430
1997 $4,389,973,490 $526,554,006
1998 $4,635,347,386 $457,579,840
1999 $4,856,026,259 $488,024,514
2000 $5,109,587,050 $419,842,674
2001 $5,351,752,034 $409,508,553
2002 $5,223,727,303 $346,406,739
2003 $5,322,228,351 $417,668,983
2004 $5,792,932,838 $468,005,319
2005 $6,321,324,279 $552,864,570
2006 $6,763,672,381 $617,258,154
2007 $7,423,375,015 $695,295,348
2008 $8,496,967,597 $776,337,692
2009 $8,298,702,489 $805,557,563
2010 $8,758,602,233 $898,133,685
2011 $9,774,329,333 $1,063,895,361
2012 $10,532,017,232 $1,185,215,418
2013 $10,982,988,249 $1,285,911,586
2014 $11,880,438,824 $1,335,571,421
2015 $12,756,696,261 $1,307,909,888
2016 $13,286,093,388 $1,379,490,304
2017 $13,785,893,007 $1,469,789,119
2018 $13,025,221,974 $1,615,478,393
2019 $12,699,023,614 $1,619,155,017
2020 $12,726,422,432 $1,536,145,814
2021 $14,209,020,362 $1,522,794,913
2022 $15,634,572,502 $1,566,360,686
2023 $17,805,842,284 $1,660,896,531
2024 $19,693,982,968 $1,760,767,447

Nicaragua and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Nicaragua

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Nicaragua Solomon Islands
1960 $127.5 -
1961 $132.9 -
1962 $142.3 -
1963 $152.5 -
1964 $172.7 -
1965 $272.3 -
1966 $284 -
1967 $297.9 $153.5
1968 $304 $166.9
1969 $319 $165.9
1970 $321 $162
1971 $331 $277.1
1972 $341 $219.5
1973 $413 $291.3
1974 $557 $433
1975 $561 $372
1976 $633 $401
1977 $744 $434
1978 $691 $500
1979 $495 $658
1980 $659 $768
1981 $740 $786
1982 $714 $756
1983 $780 $686
1984 $861 $665
1985 $724 $586
1986 $761 $506
1987 $992 $515
1988 $662 $567
1989 $249.2 $538
1990 $242.5 $648
1991 $350 $666
1992 $411 $764
1993 $394 $829
1994 $849 $1,078
1995 $892 $1,220
1996 $911 $1,289
1997 $913 $1,292
1998 $949 $1,092
1999 $980 $1,134
2000 $1,017 $953
2001 $1,052 $912
2002 $1,014 $757
2003 $1,021 $896
2004 $1,099 $986
2005 $1,183 $1,144
2006 $1,248 $1,256
2007 $1,350 $1,390
2008 $1,524 $1,526
2009 $1,467 $1,555
2010 $1,527 $1,685
2011 $1,680 $1,924
2012 $1,785 $2,066
2013 $1,835 $2,161
2014 $1,958 $2,165
2015 $2,074 $2,045
2016 $2,132 $2,083
2017 $2,183 $2,144
2018 $2,035 $2,278
2019 $1,959 $2,224
2020 $1,938 $2,063
2021 $2,138 $1,997
2022 $2,323 $2,005
2023 $2,609 $2,076
2024 $2,848 $2,149

Nicaragua vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nicaragua

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Nicaragua Solomon Islands
1950 40.6 41.4
1951 40.8 42
1952 41.9 42.6
1953 42.4 43.2
1954 43.1 43.7
1955 43.7 44.3
1956 44.3 42.8
1957 44.9 45.7
1958 45.5 46.3
1959 46.1 47
1960 46.4 47.7
1961 47.3 48.3
1962 48 49
1963 48.8 49.8
1964 49.6 50.6
1965 50.6 51.4
1966 51.6 52.3
1967 52.3 53.1
1968 52.9 54.1
1969 53.4 55.1
1970 53.8 56.1
1971 54.2 57
1972 48 57.9
1973 55 58.8
1974 55.4 59.6
1975 55.8 58.4
1976 56.1 61.2
1977 56.1 61.5
1978 53.5 62.5
1979 50.8 63.1
1980 58 63.7
1981 58.3 64.1
1982 58.7 64.5
1983 56.9 64.8
1984 56.1 65
1985 56.4 65.3
1986 57.6 64.7
1987 57.3 65.7
1988 59.8 65.9
1989 61.9 66.1
1990 62.5 66.2
1991 63.3 66.4
1992 63.7 66.5
1993 64.1 66.6
1994 64.5 66.7
1995 64.9 66.7
1996 65.2 66.7
1997 65.5 66.8
1998 64.1 66.9
1999 65.9 67
2000 66.4 67.1
2001 67 67.2
2002 68 67.4
2003 68.7 67.5
2004 69.5 67.6
2005 70.4 67.8
2006 71 68
2007 71.2 67.8
2008 71.4 68.3
2009 71.5 68.4
2010 71.8 68.7
2011 72 68.8
2012 72.4 69
2013 72.6 69
2014 72.8 69
2015 72.9 69.3
2016 73.2 69.5
2017 73.4 69.7
2018 73.9 69.8
2019 73.8 70
2020 70.8 69.3
2021 70.5 68.9
2022 74.5 70.4
2023 74.9 70.5
2024 75.1 70.7
2025 75.3 70.8

Nicaragua and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Nicaragua

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Nicaragua Solomon Islands
1960 1,782,370 139,688
1961 1,836,451 142,912
1962 1,892,320 146,201
1963 1,950,159 149,589
1964 2,010,176 153,085
1965 2,072,681 156,686
1966 2,137,820 160,393
1967 2,205,567 164,245
1968 2,275,836 168,282
1969 2,348,398 172,476
1970 2,423,065 176,579
1971 2,499,825 180,637
1972 2,573,578 184,994
1973 2,649,278 189,774
1974 2,732,075 195,041
1975 2,816,943 200,744
1976 2,903,851 207,194
1977 2,992,534 214,418
1978 3,080,314 222,029
1979 3,164,525 229,953
1980 3,252,403 238,135
1981 3,345,674 246,555
1982 3,438,745 255,200
1983 3,530,282 264,068
1984 3,619,104 273,163
1985 3,706,479 282,455
1986 3,794,157 291,842
1987 3,882,164 301,414
1988 3,972,320 311,265
1989 4,066,476 321,282
1990 4,162,559 331,435
1991 4,259,637 341,738
1992 4,357,026 352,205
1993 4,453,732 362,839
1994 4,549,316 373,675
1995 4,642,931 384,733
1996 4,729,974 396,009
1997 4,809,573 407,474
1998 4,883,655 419,071
1999 4,954,018 430,500
2000 5,022,633 440,469
2001 5,087,825 449,125
2002 5,149,909 457,671
2003 5,210,963 466,154
2004 5,272,912 474,611
2005 5,342,105 483,080
2006 5,418,855 491,594
2007 5,497,243 500,156
2008 5,576,593 508,790
2009 5,656,601 518,141
2010 5,737,450 532,968
2011 5,819,051 552,945
2012 5,901,287 573,606
2013 5,983,845 594,945
2014 6,066,492 616,908
2015 6,149,417 639,415
2016 6,232,666 662,379
2017 6,316,231 685,672
2018 6,400,080 709,101
2019 6,483,657 728,147
2020 6,565,267 744,498
2021 6,644,741 762,591
2022 6,730,654 781,066
2023 6,823,613 800,005
2024 6,916,140 819,198

Fertility rates in Nicaragua and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Nicaragua

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Nicaragua Solomon Islands
1960 7.16 7.07
1961 7.11 7.05
1962 7.1 7.04
1963 7.08 7.03
1964 7.06 7.05
1965 7.03 7.02
1966 6.99 7
1967 6.94 6.97
1968 6.89 6.95
1969 6.83 6.97
1970 6.77 6.98
1971 6.71 6.99
1972 6.65 6.99
1973 6.59 7
1974 6.52 7.01
1975 6.45 6.99
1976 6.37 6.95
1977 6.28 6.92
1978 6.16 6.87
1979 6.07 6.82
1980 5.96 6.77
1981 5.84 6.71
1982 5.74 6.64
1983 5.61 6.57
1984 5.49 6.49
1985 5.36 6.38
1986 5.22 6.26
1987 5.07 6.12
1988 4.93 5.99
1989 4.76 5.87
1990 4.6 5.74
1991 4.43 5.62
1992 4.27 5.51
1993 4.1 5.45
1994 3.94 5.4
1995 3.78 5.34
1996 3.62 5.22
1997 3.47 5.09
1998 3.34 4.98
1999 3.22 4.86
2000 3.12 4.76
2001 3 4.67
2002 2.89 4.6
2003 2.83 4.54
2004 2.78 4.47
2005 2.77 4.41
2006 2.73 4.39
2007 2.7 4.37
2008 2.66 4.36
2009 2.63 4.35
2010 2.6 4.34
2011 2.56 4.34
2012 2.53 4.33
2013 2.49 4.33
2014 2.46 4.36
2015 2.43 4.29
2016 2.41 4.2
2017 2.38 4.06
2018 2.35 3.93
2019 2.32 3.8
2020 2.3 3.75
2021 2.27 3.69
2022 2.24 3.62
2023 2.22 3.56

Nicaragua and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Nicaragua

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Nicaragua Solomon Islands
1960 16.2 16.8
1961 16.1 16.9
1962 16 16.9
1963 15.9 17
1964 15.9 17
1965 15.9 17
1966 16 17
1967 16 16.9
1968 16 16.8
1969 16.1 16.8
1970 16.1 16.7
1971 16.1 16.6
1972 16.2 16.6
1973 16.2 16.4
1974 16.2 16.3
1975 16.2 16.1
1976 16.2 15.9
1977 16.2 15.9
1978 16.2 15.8
1979 16.2 15.8
1980 16.2 15.8
1981 16.2 15.9
1982 16.2 15.9
1983 16.3 16
1984 16.3 16.1
1985 16.3 16.2
1986 16.3 16.3
1987 16.4 16.4
1988 16.4 16.5
1989 16.5 16.7
1990 16.7 16.8
1991 16.8 17
1992 17 17.1
1993 17.2 17.2
1994 17.4 17.4
1995 17.6 17.5
1996 17.9 17.7
1997 18.1 17.8
1998 18.4 17.9
1999 18.8 18.1
2000 19.1 18.3
2001 19.4 18.4
2002 19.7 18.6
2003 20.1 18.8
2004 20.4 19
2005 20.8 19.1
2006 21.1 19.2
2007 21.4 19.4
2008 21.7 19.4
2009 22 19.5
2010 22.2 19.6
2011 22.5 19.6
2012 22.8 19.7
2013 23.1 19.7
2014 23.4 19.8
2015 23.7 19.9
2016 24 20
2017 24.3 20.2
2018 24.7 20.4
2019 25 20.5
2020 25.3 20.7
2021 25.6 20.9
2022 25.9 21.1
2023 26.3 21.3
2024 26.6 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nicaragua Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$17.4B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.2%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.86%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.2%
2018
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
46.8%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
27.6%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
54
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.2%
2014
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2%
2014
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$6.1B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$5.25B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
474,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.2%
1999
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
23.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nicaragua Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
608 kg
2022
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.8
2022
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
5.73 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.84 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.9%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
50.4%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
46.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
682 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
69.5%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
14.9%
2022
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
88.3%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Nicaragua Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,189
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
60.2%
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
5.1 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.5
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
14
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
25
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11
2021
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
126
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.6%
2015
84.1%
2013
English speaking
1%
2025
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
58.2%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Nicaragua Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$208.5
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$74.3
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
5.16%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.66
2018
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.2 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
60
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
34.5%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.4%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.67 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Nicaragua Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
6,718 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
19,656 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,998 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,849 mi
2014
864 mi
2011

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