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Solomon Islands vs Sweden statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 10.6M in Sweden (ranked 93/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 157,248 sq mi for Sweden (ranked 141st vs. 58th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Sweden ranks 25/197 ($610B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Sweden ranks 15/197 ($57,723).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Sweden
Population
854419
10654722
Population rank 161/197 93/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$610B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 25/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$57,723
2024
GDP per capita rank 153/197 15/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$71,030
2024
Government debt
$388M
2024
$199B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
33.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$18,842
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 32/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$40,075
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
157,248 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
67.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Sweden: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Sweden economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Sweden
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Sweden
1960 - $15,930,258,332
1961 - $17,329,819,494
1962 - $18,794,282,717
1963 - $20,342,365,392
1964 - $22,685,750,575
1965 - $24,964,233,891
1966 - $27,155,028,520
1967 $25,203,524 $29,475,219,787
1968 $28,084,253 $31,278,230,634
1969 $28,606,411 $33,967,691,454
1970 - $38,037,663,342
1971 $50,056,883 $41,506,627,519
1972 $40,606,712 $48,883,734,672
1973 $55,272,109 $59,319,523,962
1974 $84,539,332 $65,918,391,224
1975 $74,620,320 $82,766,182,746
1976 $83,100,834 $89,233,541,404
1977 $93,145,283 $94,332,865,494
1978 $111,027,427 $104,292,130,796
1979 $151,276,496 $123,208,942,175
1980 $182,852,107 $141,887,695,763
1981 $193,750,541 $129,500,408,224
1982 $192,902,019 $114,216,043,040
1983 $181,220,399 $104,863,313,508
1984 $181,570,474 $109,044,297,251
1985 $165,524,943 $113,959,392,485
1986 $147,620,048 $150,281,594,980
1987 $155,128,542 $182,746,413,791
1988 $176,494,394 $206,688,963,474
1989 $172,882,411 $217,634,838,449
1990 $214,877,667 $261,469,578,631
1991 $227,540,473 $273,834,608,020
1992 $269,034,596 $283,912,173,667
1993 $300,746,361 $212,647,043,708
1994 $402,837,005 $228,701,658,891
1995 $469,443,202 $267,052,836,695
1996 $510,586,430 $291,952,430,659
1997 $526,554,006 $268,251,974,486
1998 $457,579,840 $270,889,570,938
1999 $488,024,514 $274,320,415,376
2000 $419,842,674 $262,905,197,442
2001 $409,508,553 $242,499,249,693
2002 $346,406,739 $267,373,345,247
2003 $417,668,983 $334,074,051,173
2004 $468,005,319 $384,547,211,147
2005 $552,864,570 $391,690,329,314
2006 $617,258,154 $422,530,427,476
2007 $695,295,348 $490,050,156,833
2008 $776,337,692 $514,616,528,349
2009 $805,557,563 $434,313,804,907
2010 $898,133,685 $492,753,255,886
2011 $1,063,895,361 $570,541,353,129
2012 $1,185,215,418 $549,742,183,874
2013 $1,285,911,586 $584,128,116,410
2014 $1,335,571,421 $577,730,245,154
2015 $1,307,909,888 $501,698,263,621
2016 $1,379,490,304 $514,218,206,628
2017 $1,469,789,119 $536,083,940,229
2018 $1,615,478,393 $551,312,498,430
2019 $1,619,155,017 $532,169,294,166
2020 $1,536,145,814 $545,147,614,972
2021 $1,522,794,913 $637,186,904,844
2022 $1,566,360,686 $579,895,717,344
2023 $1,660,896,531 $585,489,968,189
2024 $1,760,767,447 $610,117,791,237

Solomon Islands and Sweden economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Sweden
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Sweden
1960 - $2,128
1961 - $2,304
1962 - $2,485
1963 - $2,675
1964 - $2,961
1965 - $3,228
1966 - $3,478
1967 $153.5 $3,746
1968 $166.9 $3,953
1969 $165.9 $4,263
1970 $162 $4,729
1971 $277.1 $5,125
1972 $219.5 $6,018
1973 $291.3 $7,291
1974 $433 $8,078
1975 $372 $10,103
1976 $401 $10,853
1977 $434 $11,432
1978 $500 $12,602
1979 $658 $14,856
1980 $768 $17,073
1981 $786 $15,564
1982 $756 $13,719
1983 $686 $12,590
1984 $665 $13,080
1985 $586 $13,647
1986 $506 $17,955
1987 $515 $21,761
1988 $567 $24,499
1989 $538 $25,625
1990 $648 $30,550
1991 $666 $31,777
1992 $764 $32,754
1993 $829 $24,390
1994 $1,078 $26,046
1995 $1,220 $30,254
1996 $1,289 $33,023
1997 $1,292 $30,324
1998 $1,092 $30,606
1999 $1,134 $30,969
2000 $953 $29,633
2001 $912 $27,259
2002 $757 $29,958
2003 $896 $37,292
2004 $986 $42,758
2005 $1,144 $43,379
2006 $1,256 $46,532
2007 $1,390 $53,569
2008 $1,526 $55,817
2009 $1,555 $46,708
2010 $1,685 $52,543
2011 $1,924 $60,380
2012 $2,066 $57,750
2013 $2,161 $60,844
2014 $2,165 $59,584
2015 $2,045 $51,198
2016 $2,083 $51,820
2017 $2,144 $53,301
2018 $2,278 $54,182
2019 $2,224 $51,773
2020 $2,063 $52,654
2021 $1,997 $61,175
2022 $2,005 $55,297
2023 $2,076 $55,567
2024 $2,149 $57,723

Solomon Islands vs. Sweden life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Sweden
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Sweden
1950 41.4 71.1
1951 42 71.4
1952 42.6 71.8
1953 43.2 71.9
1954 43.7 72.4
1955 44.3 72.6
1956 42.8 72.7
1957 45.7 72.5
1958 46.3 73.2
1959 47 73.4
1960 47.7 73
1961 48.3 73.5
1962 49 73.4
1963 49.8 73.5
1964 50.6 73.7
1965 51.4 73.9
1966 52.3 74.1
1967 53.1 74.1
1968 54.1 74
1969 55.1 74.1
1970 56.1 74.7
1971 57 74.6
1972 57.9 74.7
1973 58.8 74.9
1974 59.6 75
1975 58.4 75
1976 61.2 75
1977 61.5 75.4
1978 62.5 75.5
1979 63.1 75.5
1980 63.7 75.7
1981 64.1 76
1982 64.5 76.3
1983 64.8 76.6
1984 65 76.8
1985 65.3 76.7
1986 64.7 77
1987 65.7 77.1
1988 65.9 77
1989 66.1 77.7
1990 66.2 77.6
1991 66.4 77.7
1992 66.5 78.1
1993 66.6 78.1
1994 66.7 78.7
1995 66.7 78.8
1996 66.7 79
1997 66.8 79.3
1998 66.9 79.4
1999 67 79.5
2000 67.1 79.7
2001 67.2 79.8
2002 67.4 79.9
2003 67.5 80.2
2004 67.6 80.5
2005 67.8 80.6
2006 68 80.8
2007 67.8 81
2008 68.3 81.1
2009 68.4 81.4
2010 68.7 81.5
2011 68.8 81.8
2012 69 81.7
2013 69 81.9
2014 69 82.2
2015 69.3 82.2
2016 69.5 82.3
2017 69.7 82.4
2018 69.8 82.5
2019 70 83.1
2020 69.3 82.4
2021 68.9 83
2022 70.4 83
2023 70.5 83.3
2024 70.7 83.4
2025 70.8 83.6

Solomon Islands and Sweden population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Sweden
Year Population
Solomon Islands Sweden
1960 139,688 7,484,656
1961 142,912 7,519,998
1962 146,201 7,561,588
1963 149,589 7,604,328
1964 153,085 7,661,354
1965 156,686 7,733,853
1966 160,393 7,807,797
1967 164,245 7,867,931
1968 168,282 7,912,273
1969 172,476 7,968,072
1970 176,579 8,042,801
1971 180,637 8,098,334
1972 184,994 8,122,300
1973 189,774 8,136,312
1974 195,041 8,159,955
1975 200,744 8,192,437
1976 207,194 8,222,286
1977 214,418 8,251,540
1978 222,029 8,275,599
1979 229,953 8,293,678
1980 238,135 8,310,531
1981 246,555 8,320,503
1982 255,200 8,325,263
1983 264,068 8,329,033
1984 273,163 8,336,605
1985 282,455 8,350,386
1986 291,842 8,369,829
1987 301,414 8,397,804
1988 311,265 8,436,489
1989 321,282 8,492,964
1990 331,435 8,558,835
1991 341,738 8,617,375
1992 352,205 8,668,067
1993 362,839 8,718,561
1994 373,675 8,780,745
1995 384,733 8,826,939
1996 396,009 8,840,998
1997 407,474 8,846,062
1998 419,071 8,850,974
1999 430,500 8,857,874
2000 440,469 8,872,109
2001 449,125 8,895,960
2002 457,671 8,924,958
2003 466,154 8,958,229
2004 474,611 8,993,531
2005 483,080 9,029,572
2006 491,594 9,080,505
2007 500,156 9,148,092
2008 508,790 9,219,637
2009 518,141 9,298,515
2010 532,968 9,378,126
2011 552,945 9,449,213
2012 573,606 9,519,374
2013 594,945 9,600,379
2014 616,908 9,696,110
2015 639,415 9,799,186
2016 662,379 9,923,085
2017 685,672 10,057,698
2018 709,101 10,175,214
2019 728,147 10,278,887
2020 744,498 10,353,442
2021 762,591 10,415,811
2022 781,066 10,486,941
2023 800,005 10,536,632
2024 819,198 10,569,709

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Sweden

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Sweden
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Sweden
1960 7.07 2.17
1961 7.05 2.21
1962 7.04 2.25
1963 7.03 2.33
1964 7.05 2.47
1965 7.02 2.39
1966 7 2.37
1967 6.97 2.28
1968 6.95 2.07
1969 6.97 1.93
1970 6.98 1.92
1971 6.99 1.96
1972 6.99 1.91
1973 7 1.87
1974 7.01 1.87
1975 6.99 1.77
1976 6.95 1.68
1977 6.92 1.64
1978 6.87 1.6
1979 6.82 1.66
1980 6.77 1.68
1981 6.71 1.63
1982 6.64 1.62
1983 6.57 1.61
1984 6.49 1.66
1985 6.38 1.74
1986 6.26 1.8
1987 6.12 1.84
1988 5.99 1.96
1989 5.87 2.01
1990 5.74 2.13
1991 5.62 2.11
1992 5.51 2.09
1993 5.45 1.99
1994 5.4 1.88
1995 5.34 1.73
1996 5.22 1.6
1997 5.09 1.52
1998 4.98 1.5
1999 4.86 1.5
2000 4.76 1.54
2001 4.67 1.57
2002 4.6 1.65
2003 4.54 1.71
2004 4.47 1.75
2005 4.41 1.77
2006 4.39 1.85
2007 4.37 1.88
2008 4.36 1.91
2009 4.35 1.94
2010 4.34 1.98
2011 4.34 1.9
2012 4.33 1.91
2013 4.33 1.89
2014 4.36 1.88
2015 4.29 1.85
2016 4.2 1.85
2017 4.06 1.78
2018 3.93 1.76
2019 3.8 1.71
2020 3.75 1.67
2021 3.69 1.67
2022 3.62 1.53
2023 3.56 1.45

Solomon Islands and Sweden demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Sweden
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Sweden
1960 16.8 36
1961 16.9 36.2
1962 16.9 36.3
1963 17 36.3
1964 17 36.3
1965 17 36.2
1966 17 36
1967 16.9 35.9
1968 16.8 35.8
1969 16.8 35.6
1970 16.7 35.4
1971 16.6 35.3
1972 16.6 35.3
1973 16.4 35.3
1974 16.3 35.3
1975 16.1 35.3
1976 15.9 35.4
1977 15.9 35.5
1978 15.8 35.7
1979 15.8 36
1980 15.8 36.2
1981 15.9 36.5
1982 15.9 36.8
1983 16 37.1
1984 16.1 37.4
1985 16.2 37.6
1986 16.3 37.9
1987 16.4 38.1
1988 16.5 38.2
1989 16.7 38.3
1990 16.8 38.3
1991 17 38.3
1992 17.1 38.4
1993 17.2 38.4
1994 17.4 38.4
1995 17.5 38.5
1996 17.7 38.6
1997 17.8 38.8
1998 17.9 39
1999 18.1 39.2
2000 18.3 39.4
2001 18.4 39.5
2002 18.6 39.7
2003 18.8 39.8
2004 19 40
2005 19.1 40.2
2006 19.2 40.4
2007 19.4 40.5
2008 19.4 40.6
2009 19.5 40.7
2010 19.6 40.7
2011 19.6 40.8
2012 19.7 40.9
2013 19.7 40.9
2014 19.8 40.9
2015 19.9 40.9
2016 20 40.8
2017 20.2 40.7
2018 20.4 40.6
2019 20.5 40.5
2020 20.7 40.6
2021 20.9 40.7
2022 21.1 40.7
2023 21.3 40.9
2024 21.5 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Sweden
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$622B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
49.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
7.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-1.45%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
8.31%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
65.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
22.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
77.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
22.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
2.8%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
575,426
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
7.06%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
45
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0006%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
278
2002
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$290B
2003
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$62.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$4.47B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
1,957,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
4.85%
2010
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Solomon Islands Sweden
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
4,289 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$15.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
35.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
3.36 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
24.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
57.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
49.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
12,150 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
67.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
39.9%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.2%
2023
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Sweden
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
+50,115
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
92
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
80
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
1.15
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
3.1
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
99%
2003
English speaking
31.7%
2023
89%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
95.5%
2024

Health

Solomon Islands Sweden
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$6,152
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$780
2023
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
4.31
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
30 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
2.5
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
15.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
89
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
22.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
9.57 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Sweden
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
14,877 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
11,514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
108,031 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
356,129 mi
2016

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