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Palau vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Palau has a population of 17.7K (ranked 194/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Palau's land area is 177.6 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 180th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Palau Solomon Islands
Population
17663
854419
Population rank 194/197 161/197
GDP
$282M
2023
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 193/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$15,899
2023
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 67/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,532
2023
$2,872
2024
Government debt n/a
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio n/a
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person n/a
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank n/a 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,654
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
177.6 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
99.6 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Palau and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Palau and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Palau

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Palau Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 $11,563,041 -
1971 $12,706,874 $50,056,883
1972 $13,956,474 $40,606,712
1973 $15,331,889 $55,272,109
1974 $16,848,759 $84,539,332
1975 $18,521,112 $74,620,320
1976 $20,364,420 $83,100,834
1977 $22,308,104 $93,145,283
1978 $24,530,015 $111,027,427
1979 $27,004,251 $151,276,496
1980 $29,728,054 $182,852,107
1981 $32,726,594 $193,750,541
1982 $36,027,583 $192,902,019
1983 $39,661,530 $181,220,399
1984 $44,814,259 $181,570,474
1985 $51,030,637 $165,524,943
1986 $58,109,314 $147,620,048
1987 $66,169,905 $155,128,542
1988 $75,348,615 $176,494,394
1989 $85,800,543 $172,882,411
1990 $97,702,303 $214,877,667
1991 $106,555,300 $227,540,473
1992 $104,771,300 $269,034,596
1993 $96,455,700 $300,746,361
1994 $106,138,500 $402,837,005
1995 $121,018,500 $469,443,202
1996 $137,494,600 $510,586,430
1997 $143,860,800 $526,554,006
1998 $149,079,600 $457,579,840
1999 $144,206,500 $488,024,514
2000 $149,535,800 $419,842,674
2001 $159,453,500 $409,508,553
2002 $162,665,500 $346,406,739
2003 $154,559,900 $417,668,983
2004 $166,391,600 $468,005,319
2005 $191,048,400 $552,864,570
2006 $193,679,700 $617,258,154
2007 $200,903,600 $695,295,348
2008 $201,167,300 $776,337,692
2009 $189,998,000 $805,557,563
2010 $188,174,300 $898,133,685
2011 $198,873,900 $1,063,895,361
2012 $215,762,400 $1,185,215,418
2013 $225,345,700 $1,285,911,586
2014 $243,156,500 $1,335,571,421
2015 $278,824,800 $1,307,909,888
2016 $298,323,500 $1,379,490,304
2017 $285,600,000 $1,469,789,119
2018 $288,546,300 $1,615,478,393
2019 $281,941,600 $1,619,155,017
2020 $258,990,800 $1,536,145,814
2021 $235,752,900 $1,522,794,913
2022 $255,591,100 $1,566,360,686
2023 $281,849,100 $1,660,896,531
2024 - $1,760,767,447

Palau and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Palau

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Palau Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 $1,017 $162
1971 $1,081 $277.1
1972 $1,145 $219.5
1973 $1,221 $291.3
1974 $1,328 $433
1975 $1,464 $372
1976 $1,616 $401
1977 $1,781 $434
1978 $1,972 $500
1979 $2,189 $658
1980 $2,423 $768
1981 $2,639 $786
1982 $2,838 $756
1983 $3,049 $686
1984 $3,360 $665
1985 $3,728 $586
1986 $4,144 $506
1987 $4,616 $515
1988 $5,145 $567
1989 $5,741 $538
1990 $6,403 $648
1991 $6,824 $666
1992 $6,553 $764
1993 $5,892 $829
1994 $6,329 $1,078
1995 $7,038 $1,220
1996 $7,788 $1,289
1997 $7,945 $1,292
1998 $8,048 $1,092
1999 $7,630 $1,134
2000 $7,797 $953
2001 $8,240 $912
2002 $8,341 $757
2003 $7,862 $896
2004 $8,395 $986
2005 $9,640 $1,144
2006 $9,885 $1,256
2007 $10,408 $1,390
2008 $10,583 $1,526
2009 $10,155 $1,555
2010 $10,229 $1,685
2011 $11,001 $1,924
2012 $12,145 $2,066
2013 $12,769 $2,161
2014 $13,726 $2,165
2015 $15,691 $2,045
2016 $16,763 $2,083
2017 $16,034 $2,144
2018 $16,198 $2,278
2019 $15,841 $2,224
2020 $14,557 $2,063
2021 $13,257 $1,997
2022 $14,392 $2,005
2023 $15,899 $2,076
2024 - $2,149

Palau vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Palau

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Palau Solomon Islands
1950 52.7 41.4
1951 52.9 42
1952 53.1 42.6
1953 53.3 43.2
1954 53.5 43.7
1955 53.7 44.3
1956 53.9 42.8
1957 54.1 45.7
1958 54.4 46.3
1959 54.6 47
1960 54.9 47.7
1961 55.1 48.3
1962 55.4 49
1963 55.6 49.8
1964 55.8 50.6
1965 55.9 51.4
1966 56.2 52.3
1967 56.5 53.1
1968 56.9 54.1
1969 57.3 55.1
1970 57.7 56.1
1971 58.1 57
1972 58.6 57.9
1973 59 58.8
1974 59.5 59.6
1975 60 58.4
1976 60.5 61.2
1977 60.9 61.5
1978 61.3 62.5
1979 61.6 63.1
1980 61.9 63.7
1981 62.1 64.1
1982 62.3 64.5
1983 62.5 64.8
1984 62.6 65
1985 62.7 65.3
1986 62.8 64.7
1987 62.8 65.7
1988 62.8 65.9
1989 62.8 66.1
1990 62.8 66.2
1991 62.8 66.4
1992 62.9 66.5
1993 63 66.6
1994 63.1 66.7
1995 63.3 66.7
1996 63.5 66.7
1997 63.7 66.8
1998 64 66.9
1999 64.2 67
2000 64.5 67.1
2001 64.8 67.2
2002 65.1 67.4
2003 65.4 67.5
2004 65.8 67.6
2005 66.2 67.8
2006 66.6 68
2007 67.1 67.8
2008 67.6 68.3
2009 68 68.4
2010 68.3 68.7
2011 68.6 68.8
2012 68.9 69
2013 69 69
2014 69.1 69
2015 69.1 69.3
2016 69 69.5
2017 69 69.7
2018 69 69.8
2019 69 70
2020 68.7 69.3
2021 68.6 68.9
2022 68.9 70.4
2023 69.3 70.5
2024 69.4 70.7
2025 69.5 70.8

Palau and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Palau

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Palau Solomon Islands
1960 9,328 139,688
1961 9,555 142,912
1962 9,793 146,201
1963 10,037 149,589
1964 10,292 153,085
1965 10,547 156,686
1966 10,805 160,393
1967 10,988 164,245
1968 11,080 168,282
1969 11,159 172,476
1970 11,368 176,579
1971 11,759 180,637
1972 12,194 184,994
1973 12,552 189,774
1974 12,687 195,041
1975 12,655 200,744
1976 12,598 207,194
1977 12,525 214,418
1978 12,440 222,029
1979 12,337 229,953
1980 12,271 238,135
1981 12,402 246,555
1982 12,694 255,200
1983 13,006 264,068
1984 13,337 273,163
1985 13,688 282,455
1986 14,024 291,842
1987 14,334 301,414
1988 14,645 311,265
1989 14,945 321,282
1990 15,259 331,435
1991 15,614 341,738
1992 15,989 352,205
1993 16,372 362,839
1994 16,770 373,675
1995 17,195 384,733
1996 17,654 396,009
1997 18,108 407,474
1998 18,524 419,071
1999 18,901 430,500
2000 19,178 440,469
2001 19,352 449,125
2002 19,503 457,671
2003 19,659 466,154
2004 19,820 474,611
2005 19,819 483,080
2006 19,593 491,594
2007 19,302 500,156
2008 19,009 508,790
2009 18,709 518,141
2010 18,396 532,968
2011 18,078 552,945
2012 17,765 573,606
2013 17,648 594,945
2014 17,715 616,908
2015 17,770 639,415
2016 17,797 662,379
2017 17,812 685,672
2018 17,814 709,101
2019 17,798 728,147
2020 17,792 744,498
2021 17,783 762,591
2022 17,759 781,066
2023 17,727 800,005
2024 17,695 819,198

Fertility rates in Palau and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Palau

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Palau Solomon Islands
1960 7.19 7.07
1961 7.17 7.05
1962 7.15 7.04
1963 7.12 7.03
1964 7.08 7.05
1965 7.01 7.02
1966 6.93 7
1967 6.84 6.97
1968 6.71 6.95
1969 6.58 6.97
1970 6.39 6.98
1971 6.16 6.99
1972 5.9 6.99
1973 5.59 7
1974 5.26 7.01
1975 4.9 6.99
1976 4.53 6.95
1977 4.09 6.92
1978 3.74 6.87
1979 3.49 6.82
1980 3.35 6.77
1981 3.28 6.71
1982 3.22 6.64
1983 3.14 6.57
1984 3.08 6.49
1985 3.01 6.38
1986 2.98 6.26
1987 2.93 6.12
1988 2.91 5.99
1989 2.92 5.87
1990 2.88 5.74
1991 2.74 5.62
1992 2.71 5.51
1993 2.73 5.45
1994 2.66 5.4
1995 2.55 5.34
1996 2.39 5.22
1997 2.19 5.09
1998 2.01 4.98
1999 1.91 4.86
2000 1.82 4.76
2001 1.87 4.67
2002 1.92 4.6
2003 1.96 4.54
2004 1.99 4.47
2005 2.02 4.41
2006 2 4.39
2007 1.97 4.37
2008 1.95 4.36
2009 1.94 4.35
2010 1.94 4.34
2011 1.97 4.34
2012 2.01 4.33
2013 2.05 4.33
2014 2.03 4.36
2015 2 4.29
2016 2.06 4.2
2017 2.02 4.06
2018 1.97 3.93
2019 1.98 3.8
2020 1.97 3.75
2021 1.95 3.69
2022 1.93 3.62
2023 1.91 3.56

Palau and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Palau

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Palau Solomon Islands
1960 16.7 16.8
1961 16.1 16.9
1962 15.5 16.9
1963 15.1 17
1964 15 17
1965 14.9 17
1966 14.9 17
1967 15.2 16.9
1968 15.7 16.8
1969 16.1 16.8
1970 16.5 16.7
1971 16.6 16.6
1972 16.6 16.6
1973 16.8 16.4
1974 17.1 16.3
1975 17.4 16.1
1976 17.8 15.9
1977 18.1 15.9
1978 18.3 15.8
1979 18.6 15.8
1980 18.9 15.8
1981 19.3 15.9
1982 19.9 15.9
1983 20.5 16
1984 21.1 16.1
1985 21.6 16.2
1986 22.2 16.3
1987 23.1 16.4
1988 24 16.5
1989 24.9 16.7
1990 25.6 16.8
1991 26 17
1992 26.4 17.1
1993 26.9 17.2
1994 27.4 17.4
1995 27.8 17.5
1996 28.3 17.7
1997 28.8 17.8
1998 29.4 17.9
1999 30.2 18.1
2000 30.8 18.3
2001 31.2 18.4
2002 31.5 18.6
2003 31.8 18.8
2004 32 19
2005 32.3 19.1
2006 32.7 19.2
2007 33.1 19.4
2008 33.5 19.4
2009 33.9 19.5
2010 34.2 19.6
2011 34.6 19.6
2012 35 19.7
2013 35.3 19.7
2014 35.6 19.8
2015 36 19.9
2016 36.3 20
2017 36.7 20.2
2018 37 20.4
2019 37.4 20.5
2020 37.8 20.7
2021 38.1 20.9
2022 38.5 21.1
2023 38.8 21.3
2024 39.2 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Palau Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$249M
2023
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
53%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.53%
2023
8.29%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.29%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.77%
2020
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
76.7%
2023
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
9.87%
2023
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
62
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold n/a
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.95M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
18,399
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
93.5%
2017
1.63%
2020

Energy

Palau Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,814 kg
1990
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$1.99
1990
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.44 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
81.2 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
1990
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
4.6%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Palau Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.0002%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-14
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
82.8%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.9
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2025
43
2024
Higher education index n/a
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
11.2
2018
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.78
2013
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
123
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2020
84.1%
2013
English speaking
92.5%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
27%
2004
42.5%
2023

Health

Palau Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,979
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$328
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
69.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.78
2020
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
89
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22.3
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
42.1%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.3%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
65
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
17.3%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita n/a
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Palau Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
10,037 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16.6 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
160.8 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
864 mi
2011

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