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Sierra Leone vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sierra Leone has a population of 8.64M (ranked 102/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Sierra Leone's land area is 27,869 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 116th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
Population
8961932
854419
Population rank 102/197 161/197
GDP
$7.55B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 157/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$873
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 183/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,516
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$3.25B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$376
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 174/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,438
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
27,869 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
310 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.79
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
20.5 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
1960 $322,151,961 -
1961 $327,978,758 -
1962 $342,872,549 -
1963 $348,700,980 -
1964 $372,011,438 -
1965 $359,523,810 -
1966 $375,630,252 -
1967 $348,895,028 $25,203,524
1968 $329,991,597 $28,084,253
1969 $408,853,541 $28,606,411
1970 $434,584,634 -
1971 $419,495,788 $50,056,883
1972 $465,254,682 $40,606,712
1973 $575,471,814 $55,272,109
1974 $648,940,351 $84,539,332
1975 $679,352,876 $74,620,320
1976 $594,810,422 $83,100,834
1977 $692,079,407 $93,145,283
1978 $960,765,043 $111,027,427
1979 $1,109,343,425 $151,276,496
1980 $1,100,476,190 $182,852,107
1981 $1,114,926,661 $193,750,541
1982 $1,294,995,964 $192,902,019
1983 $995,278,515 $181,220,399
1984 $1,087,450,199 $181,570,474
1985 $856,890,459 $165,524,943
1986 $490,181,457 $147,620,048
1987 $660,106,336 $155,128,542
1988 $1,055,083,933 $176,494,394
1989 $932,974,420 $172,882,411
1990 $649,644,098 $214,877,667
1991 $779,981,987 $227,540,473
1992 $679,940,814 $269,034,596
1993 $768,867,883 $300,746,361
1994 $911,853,802 $402,837,005
1995 $870,740,292 $469,443,202
1996 $941,709,423 $510,586,430
1997 $850,232,760 $526,554,006
1998 $672,368,187 $457,579,840
1999 $669,386,624 $488,024,514
2000 $635,866,404 $419,842,674
2001 $1,681,473,894 $409,508,553
2002 $1,933,863,911 $346,406,739
2003 $2,142,618,046 $417,668,983
2004 $2,237,350,687 $468,005,319
2005 $2,545,275,313 $552,864,570
2006 $3,263,697,467 $617,258,154
2007 $3,632,957,611 $695,295,348
2008 $4,157,895,298 $776,337,692
2009 $3,953,403,098 $805,557,563
2010 $4,262,805,967 $898,133,685
2011 $4,861,632,885 $1,063,895,361
2012 $6,141,666,509 $1,185,215,418
2013 $7,502,762,863 $1,285,911,586
2014 $7,686,138,791 $1,335,571,421
2015 $6,788,352,975 $1,307,909,888
2016 $6,084,297,211 $1,379,490,304
2017 $5,749,846,528 $1,469,789,119
2018 $6,390,514,689 $1,615,478,393
2019 $6,526,183,564 $1,619,155,017
2020 $6,693,888,876 $1,536,145,814
2021 $7,173,379,137 $1,522,794,913
2022 $7,124,465,160 $1,566,360,686
2023 $6,411,787,856 $1,660,896,531
2024 $7,547,843,281 $1,760,767,447

Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
1960 $142 -
1961 $142.3 -
1962 $146.4 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $153.4 -
1965 $145.6 -
1966 $149.4 -
1967 $136.2 $153.5
1968 $126.4 $166.9
1969 $153.6 $165.9
1970 $160.2 $162
1971 $151.8 $277.1
1972 $165.3 $219.5
1973 $200.7 $291.3
1974 $222.2 $433
1975 $228.4 $372
1976 $196.4 $401
1977 $224.3 $434
1978 $305 $500
1979 $346 $658
1980 $336 $768
1981 $334 $786
1982 $380 $756
1983 $285.9 $686
1984 $306 $665
1985 $235.5 $586
1986 $131.5 $506
1987 $172.4 $515
1988 $268.2 $567
1989 $231.3 $538
1990 $154.8 $648
1991 $183.7 $666
1992 $163.2 $764
1993 $185 $829
1994 $218.5 $1,078
1995 $208.4 $1,220
1996 $224.3 $1,289
1997 $199.9 $1,292
1998 $156.5 $1,092
1999 $155 $1,134
2000 $143.7 $953
2001 $358 $912
2002 $389 $757
2003 $414 $896
2004 $418 $986
2005 $463 $1,144
2006 $580 $1,256
2007 $632 $1,390
2008 $705 $1,526
2009 $653 $1,555
2010 $685 $1,685
2011 $761 $1,924
2012 $938 $2,066
2013 $1,117 $2,161
2014 $1,118 $2,165
2015 $965 $2,045
2016 $844 $2,083
2017 $779 $2,144
2018 $846 $2,278
2019 $844 $2,224
2020 $846 $2,063
2021 $886 $1,997
2022 $861 $2,005
2023 $758 $2,076
2024 $873 $2,149

Sierra Leone vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
1950 28.9 41.4
1951 29.3 42
1952 29.7 42.6
1953 30.1 43.2
1954 30.5 43.7
1955 30.9 44.3
1956 31.3 42.8
1957 31.8 45.7
1958 32.1 46.3
1959 32.6 47
1960 33.1 47.7
1961 33.6 48.3
1962 34.2 49
1963 34.7 49.8
1964 35.3 50.6
1965 35.9 51.4
1966 36.6 52.3
1967 37.3 53.1
1968 37.8 54.1
1969 38.2 55.1
1970 38.6 56.1
1971 39.1 57
1972 39.5 57.9
1973 40 58.8
1974 40.4 59.6
1975 41 58.4
1976 41.4 61.2
1977 41.8 61.5
1978 42.2 62.5
1979 42.5 63.1
1980 42.8 63.7
1981 43.1 64.1
1982 43.3 64.5
1983 43.5 64.8
1984 43.6 65
1985 43.6 65.3
1986 43.5 64.7
1987 43.7 65.7
1988 43.8 65.9
1989 43.7 66.1
1990 43.7 66.2
1991 43.3 66.4
1992 43.5 66.5
1993 43.4 66.6
1994 42.8 66.7
1995 42.6 66.7
1996 43.5 66.7
1997 43.6 66.8
1998 42.7 66.9
1999 42 67
2000 44.8 67.1
2001 45.4 67.2
2002 46.2 67.4
2003 46.8 67.5
2004 47.5 67.6
2005 48.3 67.8
2006 49.5 68
2007 50 67.8
2008 50.7 68.3
2009 51.3 68.4
2010 51.9 68.7
2011 52.6 68.8
2012 53.2 69
2013 54.1 69
2014 54.3 69
2015 55.5 69.3
2016 56.9 69.5
2017 57.8 69.7
2018 59.1 69.8
2019 59.6 70
2020 59.7 69.3
2021 60.3 68.9
2022 61.3 70.4
2023 61.8 70.5
2024 62 70.7
2025 62.2 70.8

Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
1960 2,268,356 139,688
1961 2,304,227 142,912
1962 2,342,242 146,201
1963 2,382,258 149,589
1964 2,424,390 153,085
1965 2,468,666 156,686
1966 2,514,638 160,393
1967 2,562,384 164,245
1968 2,611,532 168,282
1969 2,661,365 172,476
1970 2,712,286 176,579
1971 2,763,222 180,637
1972 2,814,388 184,994
1973 2,866,955 189,774
1974 2,920,459 195,041
1975 2,974,657 200,744
1976 3,028,820 207,194
1977 3,085,354 214,418
1978 3,145,517 222,029
1979 3,207,499 229,953
1980 3,272,089 238,135
1981 3,338,940 246,555
1982 3,408,183 255,200
1983 3,481,646 264,068
1984 3,558,758 273,163
1985 3,638,438 282,455
1986 3,728,380 291,842
1987 3,829,718 301,414
1988 3,934,517 311,265
1989 4,034,037 321,282
1990 4,196,828 331,435
1991 4,246,267 341,738
1992 4,166,366 352,205
1993 4,157,130 362,839
1994 4,173,105 373,675
1995 4,179,179 384,733
1996 4,199,210 396,009
1997 4,253,716 407,474
1998 4,295,785 419,071
1999 4,318,043 430,500
2000 4,423,611 440,469
2001 4,692,716 449,125
2002 4,971,435 457,671
2003 5,177,687 466,154
2004 5,355,717 474,611
2005 5,501,712 483,080
2006 5,624,466 491,594
2007 5,749,352 500,156
2008 5,894,722 508,790
2009 6,055,646 518,141
2010 6,222,714 532,968
2011 6,387,251 552,945
2012 6,551,080 573,606
2013 6,714,051 594,945
2014 6,876,385 616,908
2015 7,037,655 639,415
2016 7,205,328 662,379
2017 7,379,299 685,672
2018 7,554,563 709,101
2019 7,731,991 728,147
2020 7,912,558 744,498
2021 8,094,602 762,591
2022 8,276,807 781,066
2023 8,460,512 800,005
2024 8,642,022 819,198

Fertility rates in Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
1960 6.18 7.07
1961 6.21 7.05
1962 6.22 7.04
1963 6.26 7.03
1964 6.29 7.05
1965 6.31 7.02
1966 6.35 7
1967 6.38 6.97
1968 6.39 6.95
1969 6.39 6.97
1970 6.41 6.98
1971 6.43 6.99
1972 6.45 6.99
1973 6.47 7
1974 6.53 7.01
1975 6.55 6.99
1976 6.55 6.95
1977 6.57 6.92
1978 6.59 6.87
1979 6.58 6.82
1980 6.56 6.77
1981 6.55 6.71
1982 6.56 6.64
1983 6.57 6.57
1984 6.59 6.49
1985 6.59 6.38
1986 6.6 6.26
1987 6.61 6.12
1988 6.59 5.99
1989 6.57 5.87
1990 6.57 5.74
1991 6.55 5.62
1992 6.56 5.51
1993 6.57 5.45
1994 6.56 5.4
1995 6.56 5.34
1996 6.55 5.22
1997 6.53 5.09
1998 6.5 4.98
1999 6.42 4.86
2000 6.36 4.76
2001 6.31 4.67
2002 6.23 4.6
2003 6.09 4.54
2004 5.92 4.47
2005 5.81 4.41
2006 5.74 4.39
2007 5.64 4.37
2008 5.56 4.36
2009 5.45 4.35
2010 5.33 4.34
2011 5.21 4.34
2012 5.06 4.33
2013 4.87 4.33
2014 4.7 4.36
2015 4.55 4.29
2016 4.47 4.2
2017 4.39 4.06
2018 4.29 3.93
2019 4.19 3.8
2020 4.08 3.75
2021 3.98 3.69
2022 3.88 3.62
2023 3.79 3.56

Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Sierra Leone

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
1960 21.1 16.8
1961 21.1 16.9
1962 21.1 16.9
1963 21 17
1964 21 17
1965 20.9 17
1966 20.9 17
1967 20.8 16.9
1968 20.7 16.8
1969 20.6 16.8
1970 20.4 16.7
1971 20.2 16.6
1972 20.1 16.6
1973 19.9 16.4
1974 19.8 16.3
1975 19.6 16.1
1976 19.5 15.9
1977 19.4 15.9
1978 19.3 15.8
1979 19.2 15.8
1980 19.1 15.8
1981 19.1 15.9
1982 19 15.9
1983 18.9 16
1984 18.9 16.1
1985 18.8 16.2
1986 18.7 16.3
1987 18.7 16.4
1988 18.6 16.5
1989 18.6 16.7
1990 18.5 16.8
1991 18.5 17
1992 18.4 17.1
1993 18.4 17.2
1994 18.3 17.4
1995 18.2 17.5
1996 18.2 17.7
1997 18.1 17.8
1998 18.1 17.9
1999 18 18.1
2000 18 18.3
2001 18 18.4
2002 17.9 18.6
2003 17.9 18.8
2004 17.9 19
2005 18 19.1
2006 18 19.2
2007 18 19.4
2008 18.1 19.4
2009 18.1 19.5
2010 18.2 19.6
2011 18.3 19.6
2012 18.4 19.7
2013 18.5 19.7
2014 18.6 19.8
2015 18.7 19.9
2016 18.9 20
2017 19.1 20.2
2018 19.2 20.4
2019 19.4 20.5
2020 19.6 20.7
2021 19.8 20.9
2022 20 21.1
2023 20.3 21.3
2024 20.5 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$7.26B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.7%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.62%
2023
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.56%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.2%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.19%
2018
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
44.8%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
27.3%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
48
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.4%
2018
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2018
2.8%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$433M
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$322M
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
71,000
2019
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.49%
2018
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
38.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.07 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.13 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.6%
2022
50.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
75.3%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.5%
2021
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
35.5%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-11,000
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
44.8%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.16 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
16
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.14
2020
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
48.6%
2022
84.1%
2013
English speaking
83.5%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
20.6%
2023
42.5%
2023

Health

Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.3
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$20.7
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.04
2022
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
354
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
94.3
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
7.32%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.8%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
16
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.9%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.29 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,225 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
15,247 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,559 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,270 mi
2015
864 mi
2011

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