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Solomon Islands vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 141st vs. 122nd).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
Population
854419
22125995
Population rank 161/197 63/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 153/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$388M
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 $25,203,524 $1,859,465,021
1968 $28,084,253 $1,801,344,538
1969 $28,606,411 $1,965,546,218
1970 - $2,296,470,588
1971 $50,056,883 $2,369,308,600
1972 $40,606,712 $2,553,936,348
1973 $55,272,109 $2,875,625,000
1974 $84,539,332 $3,574,586,466
1975 $74,620,320 $3,791,298,146
1976 $83,100,834 $3,591,319,857
1977 $93,145,283 $4,104,509,583
1978 $111,027,427 $2,733,183,857
1979 $151,276,496 $3,364,611,432
1980 $182,852,107 $4,024,621,900
1981 $193,750,541 $4,415,844,156
1982 $192,902,019 $4,768,765,017
1983 $181,220,399 $5,167,913,302
1984 $181,570,474 $6,043,474,843
1985 $165,524,943 $5,978,460,972
1986 $147,620,048 $6,405,210,564
1987 $155,128,542 $6,682,167,120
1988 $176,494,394 $6,978,371,581
1989 $172,882,411 $6,987,267,684
1990 $214,877,667 $8,032,551,173
1991 $227,540,473 $9,000,362,582
1992 $269,034,596 $9,703,011,636
1993 $300,746,361 $10,338,679,636
1994 $402,837,005 $11,717,604,209
1995 $469,443,202 $13,029,697,561
1996 $510,586,430 $13,897,738,375
1997 $526,554,006 $15,091,913,884
1998 $457,579,840 $15,794,972,847
1999 $488,024,514 $15,656,327,860
2000 $419,842,674 $16,330,814,180
2001 $409,508,553 $15,749,753,805
2002 $346,406,739 $16,536,535,647
2003 $417,668,983 $18,881,765,437
2004 $468,005,319 $20,662,525,941
2005 $552,864,570 $24,405,791,045
2006 $617,258,154 $28,279,802,406
2007 $695,295,348 $32,350,238,760
2008 $776,337,692 $40,713,826,215
2009 $805,557,563 $42,066,224,093
2010 $898,133,685 $58,636,161,082
2011 $1,063,895,361 $67,753,284,044
2012 $1,185,215,418 $70,447,216,891
2013 $1,285,911,586 $77,000,578,167
2014 $1,335,571,421 $82,528,535,714
2015 $1,307,909,888 $85,090,301,052
2016 $1,379,490,304 $88,000,211,172
2017 $1,469,789,119 $94,369,350,286
2018 $1,615,478,393 $94,450,015,983
2019 $1,619,155,017 $88,998,706,297
2020 $1,536,145,814 $84,335,574,582
2021 $1,522,794,913 $88,556,698,938
2022 $1,566,360,686 $74,143,020,263
2023 $1,660,896,531 $83,716,142,582
2024 $1,760,767,447 $98,963,185,510

Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 $153.5 $162.3
1968 $166.9 $153.5
1969 $165.9 $163.6
1970 $162 $186.9
1971 $277.1 $188.8
1972 $219.5 $199.4
1973 $291.3 $220.2
1974 $433 $268.7
1975 $372 $279.8
1976 $401 $260.3
1977 $434 $292.1
1978 $500 $191
1979 $658 $230.8
1980 $768 $271.1
1981 $786 $292.5
1982 $756 $312
1983 $686 $336
1984 $665 $391
1985 $586 $385
1986 $506 $407
1987 $515 $420
1988 $567 $434
1989 $538 $430
1990 $648 $491
1991 $666 $546
1992 $764 $580
1993 $829 $607
1994 $1,078 $678
1995 $1,220 $742
1996 $1,289 $776
1997 $1,292 $827
1998 $1,092 $849
1999 $1,134 $826
2000 $953 $846
2001 $912 $804
2002 $757 $835
2003 $896 $946
2004 $986 $1,029
2005 $1,144 $1,207
2006 $1,256 $1,390
2007 $1,390 $1,579
2008 $1,526 $1,974
2009 $1,555 $2,027
2010 $1,685 $2,808
2011 $1,924 $3,225
2012 $2,066 $3,328
2013 $2,161 $3,741
2014 $2,165 $3,972
2015 $2,045 $4,058
2016 $2,083 $4,149
2017 $2,144 $4,399
2018 $2,278 $4,359
2019 $2,224 $4,082
2020 $2,063 $3,848
2021 $1,997 $3,997
2022 $2,005 $3,343
2023 $2,076 $3,799
2024 $2,149 $4,516

Solomon Islands vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
1950 41.4 53.2
1951 42 54
1952 42.6 54.9
1953 43.2 55.6
1954 43.7 56.4
1955 44.3 57.2
1956 42.8 57.9
1957 45.7 58.5
1958 46.3 59.3
1959 47 60
1960 47.7 60.6
1961 48.3 61.2
1962 49 61.6
1963 49.8 62
1964 50.6 62.4
1965 51.4 62.8
1966 52.3 63.2
1967 53.1 63.6
1968 54.1 63.9
1969 55.1 64.1
1970 56.1 64.4
1971 57 64.2
1972 57.9 64.6
1973 58.8 64.8
1974 59.6 65
1975 58.4 65.4
1976 61.2 65.8
1977 61.5 66.4
1978 62.5 66.8
1979 63.1 67.5
1980 63.7 68
1981 64.1 68.4
1982 64.5 68.7
1983 64.8 68.7
1984 65 68.8
1985 65.3 68.9
1986 64.7 69
1987 65.7 69
1988 65.9 69
1989 66.1 67.3
1990 66.2 69.2
1991 66.4 69.1
1992 66.5 69.6
1993 66.6 70
1994 66.7 70.2
1995 66.7 69.7
1996 66.7 69.8
1997 66.8 69.9
1998 66.9 70.1
1999 67 70.4
2000 67.1 71.2
2001 67.2 71.8
2002 67.4 72.3
2003 67.5 72.4
2004 67.6 68
2005 67.8 73.1
2006 68 72.8
2007 67.8 73
2008 68.3 72.6
2009 68.4 70.3
2010 68.7 74.5
2011 68.8 74.7
2012 69 75.2
2013 69 75.5
2014 69 75.8
2015 69.3 76
2016 69.5 76.1
2017 69.7 76.2
2018 69.8 76.5
2019 70 76.7
2020 69.3 76.9
2021 68.9 76.3
2022 70.4 77.3
2023 70.5 77.5
2024 70.7 77.7
2025 70.8 77.9

Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
1960 139,688 9,661,389
1961 142,912 9,899,372
1962 146,201 10,143,754
1963 149,589 10,395,040
1964 153,085 10,653,397
1965 156,686 10,916,965
1966 160,393 11,183,928
1967 164,245 11,457,328
1968 168,282 11,736,088
1969 172,476 12,013,858
1970 176,579 12,287,110
1971 180,637 12,551,910
1972 184,994 12,809,205
1973 189,774 13,060,916
1974 195,041 13,305,693
1975 200,744 13,548,984
1976 207,194 13,796,770
1977 214,418 14,049,371
1978 222,029 14,310,128
1979 229,953 14,579,614
1980 238,135 14,847,974
1981 246,555 15,099,414
1982 255,200 15,286,567
1983 264,068 15,388,794
1984 273,163 15,441,860
1985 282,455 15,544,154
1986 291,842 15,731,256
1987 301,414 15,916,576
1988 311,265 16,078,621
1989 321,282 16,248,557
1990 331,435 16,352,458
1991 341,738 16,475,354
1992 352,205 16,739,284
1993 362,839 17,025,918
1994 373,675 17,275,773
1995 384,733 17,564,068
1996 396,009 17,905,018
1997 407,474 18,248,200
1998 419,071 18,596,003
1999 430,500 18,944,731
2000 440,469 19,293,054
2001 449,125 19,600,362
2002 457,671 19,805,752
2003 466,154 19,951,521
2004 474,611 20,087,605
2005 483,080 20,216,524
2006 491,594 20,352,411
2007 500,156 20,492,545
2008 508,790 20,629,378
2009 518,141 20,756,435
2010 532,968 20,879,089
2011 552,945 21,009,048
2012 573,606 21,169,458
2013 594,945 20,585,000
2014 616,908 20,778,000
2015 639,415 20,970,000
2016 662,379 21,209,000
2017 685,672 21,453,000
2018 709,101 21,670,000
2019 728,147 21,803,000
2020 744,498 21,919,000
2021 762,591 22,156,000
2022 781,066 22,181,000
2023 800,005 22,037,000
2024 819,198 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
1960 7.07 5.35
1961 7.05 5.24
1962 7.04 5.18
1963 7.03 5.12
1964 7.05 5.06
1965 7.02 4.93
1966 7 4.83
1967 6.97 4.79
1968 6.95 4.66
1969 6.97 4.5
1970 6.98 4.39
1971 6.99 4.27
1972 6.99 4.16
1973 7 4
1974 7.01 3.86
1975 6.99 3.82
1976 6.95 3.78
1977 6.92 3.74
1978 6.87 3.81
1979 6.82 3.82
1980 6.77 3.73
1981 6.71 3.65
1982 6.64 3.32
1983 6.57 3.11
1984 6.49 3.01
1985 6.38 2.9
1986 6.26 2.74
1987 6.12 2.64
1988 5.99 2.57
1989 5.87 2.58
1990 5.74 2.54
1991 5.62 2.51
1992 5.51 2.49
1993 5.45 2.44
1994 5.4 2.4
1995 5.34 2.35
1996 5.22 2.29
1997 5.09 2.22
1998 4.98 2.14
1999 4.86 2.14
2000 4.76 2.21
2001 4.67 2.28
2002 4.6 2.31
2003 4.54 2.3
2004 4.47 2.27
2005 4.41 2.26
2006 4.39 2.29
2007 4.37 2.3
2008 4.36 2.23
2009 4.35 2.18
2010 4.34 2.13
2011 4.34 2.14
2012 4.33 2.17
2013 4.33 2.18
2014 4.36 2.13
2015 4.29 2.09
2016 4.2 2.06
2017 4.06 2.04
2018 3.93 2.03
2019 3.8 2.02
2020 3.75 2.01
2021 3.69 2
2022 3.62 1.98
2023 3.56 1.97

Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
1960 16.8 19.5
1961 16.9 19.5
1962 16.9 19.5
1963 17 19.5
1964 17 19.5
1965 17 19.5
1966 17 19.6
1967 16.9 19.7
1968 16.8 19.8
1969 16.8 19.9
1970 16.7 20
1971 16.6 20.1
1972 16.6 20.2
1973 16.4 20.4
1974 16.3 20.6
1975 16.1 20.7
1976 15.9 20.9
1977 15.9 21
1978 15.8 21.2
1979 15.8 21.3
1980 15.8 21.5
1981 15.9 21.6
1982 15.9 21.7
1983 16 21.9
1984 16.1 22
1985 16.2 22.2
1986 16.3 22.5
1987 16.4 22.8
1988 16.5 23.1
1989 16.7 23.4
1990 16.8 23.6
1991 17 23.9
1992 17.1 24.3
1993 17.2 24.6
1994 17.4 24.9
1995 17.5 25.3
1996 17.7 25.8
1997 17.8 26.2
1998 17.9 26.5
1999 18.1 26.9
2000 18.3 27.2
2001 18.4 27.6
2002 18.6 27.9
2003 18.8 28.2
2004 19 28.5
2005 19.1 28.8
2006 19.2 29
2007 19.4 29.3
2008 19.4 29.6
2009 19.5 29.9
2010 19.6 30.2
2011 19.6 30.5
2012 19.7 30.8
2013 19.7 31.1
2014 19.8 31.4
2015 19.9 31.7
2016 20 32
2017 20.2 32.3
2018 20.4 32.5
2019 20.5 32.8
2020 20.7 33.1
2021 20.9 33.3
2022 21.1 33.6
2023 21.3 33.8
2024 21.5 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
92.7%
2023
English speaking
31.7%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
70,894 mi
2010

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