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Norway vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Norway has a population of 5.57M (ranked 118/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Norway's land area is 140,645 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 62nd vs. 141st).

By GDP, Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Norway Solomon Islands
Population
5642662
854419
Population rank 119/197 161/197
GDP
$484B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 32/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$86,810
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 8/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$101,032
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$207B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.7%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$37,084
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 17/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,746
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
140,645 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.4
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
40.7 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Norway and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Norway and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Norway

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Norway Solomon Islands
1960 $5,197,398,721 -
1961 $5,669,689,210 -
1962 $6,107,076,929 -
1963 $6,553,269,536 -
1964 $7,206,522,122 -
1965 $8,111,945,661 -
1966 $8,753,940,267 -
1967 $9,577,383,653 $25,203,524
1968 $10,227,087,165 $28,084,253
1969 $11,136,187,440 $28,606,411
1970 $12,814,123,115 -
1971 $14,583,114,840 $50,056,883
1972 $17,358,610,850 $40,606,712
1973 $22,534,253,703 $55,272,109
1974 $27,145,693,810 $84,539,332
1975 $32,877,805,200 $74,620,320
1976 $35,942,270,686 $83,100,834
1977 $41,508,030,431 $93,145,283
1978 $46,522,900,254 $111,027,427
1979 $53,132,244,624 $151,276,496
1980 $64,439,382,896 $182,852,107
1981 $63,596,654,761 $193,750,541
1982 $62,647,195,538 $192,902,019
1983 $61,627,240,831 $181,220,399
1984 $62,057,955,033 $181,570,474
1985 $65,416,879,914 $165,524,943
1986 $78,693,118,044 $147,620,048
1987 $94,229,907,236 $155,128,542
1988 $101,900,260,856 $176,494,394
1989 $102,633,934,391 $172,882,411
1990 $119,791,843,060 $214,877,667
1991 $121,872,464,483 $227,540,473
1992 $130,838,040,068 $269,034,596
1993 $120,579,213,713 $300,746,361
1994 $127,131,319,429 $402,837,005
1995 $152,029,612,325 $469,443,202
1996 $163,520,109,151 $510,586,430
1997 $161,356,631,888 $526,554,006
1998 $154,230,295,158 $457,579,840
1999 $162,383,706,021 $488,024,514
2000 $171,457,201,936 $419,842,674
2001 $174,239,354,071 $409,508,553
2002 $195,914,852,576 $346,406,739
2003 $229,385,469,337 $417,668,983
2004 $265,268,662,473 $468,005,319
2005 $309,978,579,744 $552,864,570
2006 $346,915,160,682 $617,258,154
2007 $402,643,260,488 $695,295,348
2008 $464,917,553,191 $776,337,692
2009 $387,976,400,617 $805,557,563
2010 $431,052,143,940 $898,133,685
2011 $501,360,549,669 $1,063,895,361
2012 $512,777,309,841 $1,185,215,418
2013 $526,014,468,085 $1,285,911,586
2014 $501,736,471,833 $1,335,571,421
2015 $388,159,512,246 $1,307,909,888
2016 $370,956,547,619 $1,379,490,304
2017 $401,745,275,035 $1,469,789,119
2018 $439,788,625,884 $1,615,478,393
2019 $408,742,840,909 $1,619,155,017
2020 $367,633,418,887 $1,536,145,814
2021 $503,367,986,030 $1,522,794,913
2022 $596,297,651,036 $1,566,360,686
2023 $482,949,731,777 $1,660,896,531
2024 $483,727,398,216 $1,760,767,447

Norway and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Norway

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Norway Solomon Islands
1960 $1,451 -
1961 $1,571 -
1962 $1,678 -
1963 $1,787 -
1964 $1,951 -
1965 $2,179 -
1966 $2,333 -
1967 $2,531 $153.5
1968 $2,680 $166.9
1969 $2,894 $165.9
1970 $3,306 $162
1971 $3,736 $277.1
1972 $4,414 $219.5
1973 $5,690 $291.3
1974 $6,812 $433
1975 $8,204 $372
1976 $8,927 $401
1977 $10,266 $434
1978 $11,463 $500
1979 $13,047 $658
1980 $15,772 $768
1981 $15,513 $786
1982 $15,225 $756
1983 $14,928 $686
1984 $14,989 $665
1985 $15,754 $586
1986 $18,883 $506
1987 $22,506 $515
1988 $24,207 $567
1989 $24,281 $538
1990 $28,243 $648
1991 $28,597 $666
1992 $30,524 $764
1993 $27,964 $829
1994 $29,316 $1,078
1995 $34,876 $1,220
1996 $37,322 $1,289
1997 $36,629 $1,292
1998 $34,803 $1,092
1999 $36,393 $1,134
2000 $38,178 $953
2001 $38,602 $912
2002 $43,171 $757
2003 $50,250 $896
2004 $57,769 $986
2005 $67,047 $1,144
2006 $74,434 $1,256
2007 $85,502 $1,390
2008 $97,504 $1,526
2009 $80,348 $1,555
2010 $88,163 $1,685
2011 $101,222 $1,924
2012 $102,176 $2,066
2013 $103,554 $2,161
2014 $97,667 $2,165
2015 $74,810 $2,045
2016 $70,867 $2,083
2017 $76,132 $2,144
2018 $82,793 $2,278
2019 $76,431 $2,224
2020 $68,340 $2,063
2021 $93,073 $1,997
2022 $109,270 $2,005
2023 $87,497 $2,076
2024 $86,810 $2,149

Norway vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Norway

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Norway Solomon Islands
1950 71.6 41.4
1951 72.5 42
1952 72.7 42.6
1953 73.1 43.2
1954 73.2 43.7
1955 73.4 44.3
1956 73.5 42.8
1957 73.4 45.7
1958 73.4 46.3
1959 73.6 47
1960 73.6 47.7
1961 73.6 48.3
1962 73.5 49
1963 73.1 49.8
1964 73.6 50.6
1965 73.7 51.4
1966 74 52.3
1967 74.1 53.1
1968 73.9 54.1
1969 73.7 55.1
1970 74.1 56.1
1971 74.2 57
1972 74.3 57.9
1973 74.4 58.8
1974 74.8 59.6
1975 74.8 58.4
1976 75 61.2
1977 75.4 61.5
1978 75.4 62.5
1979 75.4 63.1
1980 75.7 63.7
1981 75.9 64.1
1982 76 64.5
1983 76.1 64.8
1984 76.2 65
1985 75.9 65.3
1986 76.3 64.7
1987 76.1 65.7
1988 76.3 65.9
1989 76.5 66.1
1990 76.6 66.2
1991 77 66.4
1992 77.2 66.5
1993 77.2 66.6
1994 77.8 66.7
1995 77.8 66.7
1996 78.2 66.7
1997 78.2 66.8
1998 78.4 66.9
1999 78.4 67
2000 78.7 67.1
2001 78.9 67.2
2002 79 67.4
2003 79.5 67.5
2004 80 67.6
2005 80.2 67.8
2006 80.4 68
2007 80.5 67.8
2008 80.7 68.3
2009 80.9 68.4
2010 81 68.7
2011 81.2 68.8
2012 81.4 69
2013 81.7 69
2014 82.1 69
2015 82.3 69.3
2016 82.4 69.5
2017 82.6 69.7
2018 82.8 69.8
2019 83 70
2020 83.2 69.3
2021 83.2 68.9
2022 82.6 70.4
2023 83.3 70.5
2024 83.5 70.7
2025 83.6 70.8

Norway and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Norway

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Norway Solomon Islands
1960 3,581,239 139,688
1961 3,609,800 142,912
1962 3,638,918 146,201
1963 3,666,537 149,589
1964 3,694,339 153,085
1965 3,723,168 156,686
1966 3,753,012 160,393
1967 3,784,539 164,245
1968 3,816,486 168,282
1969 3,847,707 172,476
1970 3,875,763 176,579
1971 3,903,039 180,637
1972 3,933,004 184,994
1973 3,960,612 189,774
1974 3,985,258 195,041
1975 4,007,313 200,744
1976 4,026,152 207,194
1977 4,043,205 214,418
1978 4,058,671 222,029
1979 4,072,517 229,953
1980 4,085,620 238,135
1981 4,099,702 246,555
1982 4,114,787 255,200
1983 4,128,432 264,068
1984 4,140,099 273,163
1985 4,152,516 282,455
1986 4,167,354 291,842
1987 4,186,905 301,414
1988 4,209,488 311,265
1989 4,226,901 321,282
1990 4,241,473 331,435
1991 4,261,732 341,738
1992 4,286,401 352,205
1993 4,311,991 362,839
1994 4,336,613 373,675
1995 4,359,184 384,733
1996 4,381,336 396,009
1997 4,405,157 407,474
1998 4,431,464 419,071
1999 4,461,913 430,500
2000 4,490,967 440,469
2001 4,513,751 449,125
2002 4,538,159 457,671
2003 4,564,855 466,154
2004 4,591,910 474,611
2005 4,623,291 483,080
2006 4,660,677 491,594
2007 4,709,153 500,156
2008 4,768,212 508,790
2009 4,828,726 518,141
2010 4,889,252 532,968
2011 4,953,088 552,945
2012 5,018,573 573,606
2013 5,079,623 594,945
2014 5,137,232 616,908
2015 5,188,607 639,415
2016 5,234,519 662,379
2017 5,276,968 685,672
2018 5,311,916 709,101
2019 5,347,896 728,147
2020 5,379,475 744,498
2021 5,408,320 762,591
2022 5,457,127 781,066
2023 5,519,594 800,005
2024 5,572,272 819,198

Fertility rates in Norway and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Norway

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Norway Solomon Islands
1960 2.85 7.07
1961 2.94 7.05
1962 2.91 7.04
1963 2.93 7.03
1964 2.98 7.05
1965 2.94 7.02
1966 2.9 7
1967 2.81 6.97
1968 2.75 6.95
1969 2.7 6.97
1970 2.5 6.98
1971 2.49 6.99
1972 2.38 6.99
1973 2.23 7
1974 2.13 7.01
1975 1.98 6.99
1976 1.86 6.95
1977 1.75 6.92
1978 1.77 6.87
1979 1.75 6.82
1980 1.72 6.77
1981 1.7 6.71
1982 1.71 6.64
1983 1.66 6.57
1984 1.66 6.49
1985 1.68 6.38
1986 1.71 6.26
1987 1.74 6.12
1988 1.84 5.99
1989 1.89 5.87
1990 1.93 5.74
1991 1.92 5.62
1992 1.88 5.51
1993 1.86 5.45
1994 1.87 5.4
1995 1.87 5.34
1996 1.89 5.22
1997 1.86 5.09
1998 1.81 4.98
1999 1.85 4.86
2000 1.85 4.76
2001 1.78 4.67
2002 1.75 4.6
2003 1.8 4.54
2004 1.83 4.47
2005 1.84 4.41
2006 1.9 4.39
2007 1.9 4.37
2008 1.96 4.36
2009 1.98 4.35
2010 1.95 4.34
2011 1.88 4.34
2012 1.85 4.33
2013 1.78 4.33
2014 1.75 4.36
2015 1.72 4.29
2016 1.71 4.2
2017 1.62 4.06
2018 1.56 3.93
2019 1.53 3.8
2020 1.48 3.75
2021 1.55 3.69
2022 1.41 3.62
2023 1.4 3.56

Norway and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Norway

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Norway Solomon Islands
1960 34.3 16.8
1961 34.4 16.9
1962 34.4 16.9
1963 34.3 17
1964 34.2 17
1965 34.1 17
1966 33.9 17
1967 33.7 16.9
1968 33.5 16.8
1969 33.2 16.8
1970 32.9 16.7
1971 32.7 16.6
1972 32.5 16.6
1973 32.4 16.4
1974 32.4 16.3
1975 32.5 16.1
1976 32.6 15.9
1977 32.7 15.9
1978 32.9 15.8
1979 33.1 15.8
1980 33.3 15.8
1981 33.6 15.9
1982 33.9 15.9
1983 34.1 16
1984 34.4 16.1
1985 34.6 16.2
1986 34.8 16.3
1987 34.9 16.4
1988 35.1 16.5
1989 35.2 16.7
1990 35.4 16.8
1991 35.5 17
1992 35.7 17.1
1993 35.8 17.2
1994 35.9 17.4
1995 36.1 17.5
1996 36.2 17.7
1997 36.4 17.8
1998 36.5 17.9
1999 36.7 18.1
2000 36.9 18.3
2001 37.1 18.4
2002 37.3 18.6
2003 37.5 18.8
2004 37.7 19
2005 37.9 19.1
2006 38.1 19.2
2007 38.3 19.4
2008 38.4 19.4
2009 38.5 19.5
2010 38.6 19.6
2011 38.7 19.6
2012 38.8 19.7
2013 38.9 19.7
2014 39 19.8
2015 39.2 19.9
2016 39.3 20
2017 39.4 20.2
2018 39.6 20.4
2019 39.8 20.5
2020 40 20.7
2021 40.3 20.9
2022 40.4 21.1
2023 40.5 21.3
2024 40.7 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Norway Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$548B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.9%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.46%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
25,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+13.2%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.98%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
51.8%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
37%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
78.3
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.6%
2023
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.8%
2012
Number of millionaires
253,085
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
5.84%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
17
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
180
2017
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$296B
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$81.2B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$621M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,397,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.86%
2020
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
98.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Norway Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,885 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.6
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
44.1 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.98 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
46.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
61.4%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
48.2%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-704%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
23,520 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
99.1%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
89.1%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Norway Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
+44,356
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
84.3%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.92 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.46 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
81
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
94
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.73
2023
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2.1
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
95%
2013
84.1%
2013
English speaking
87.6%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Norway Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$8,693
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,224
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
83.6 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
5.17
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.5%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.2%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.38 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Norway Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
25,240 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,792 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
47,118 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
864 mi
2011

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