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Solomon Islands vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 141st vs. 50th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Thailand
Population
854419
71619867
Population rank 161/197 21/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 153/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$388M
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Thailand
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 $25,203,524 $5,638,461,442
1968 $28,084,253 $6,081,009,428
1969 $28,606,411 $6,695,336,567
1970 - $7,086,538,438
1971 $50,056,883 $7,375,000,024
1972 $40,606,712 $8,177,873,151
1973 $55,272,109 $10,838,587,358
1974 $84,539,332 $13,702,998,512
1975 $74,620,320 $14,882,770,594
1976 $83,100,834 $16,985,208,648
1977 $93,145,283 $19,779,312,261
1978 $111,027,427 $24,006,566,637
1979 $151,276,496 $27,371,650,825
1980 $182,852,107 $32,353,514,989
1981 $193,750,541 $34,846,039,194
1982 $192,902,019 $36,589,772,404
1983 $181,220,399 $40,042,798,388
1984 $181,570,474 $41,797,647,776
1985 $165,524,943 $38,900,711,333
1986 $147,620,048 $43,096,773,981
1987 $155,128,542 $50,535,446,555
1988 $176,494,394 $61,667,253,471
1989 $172,882,411 $72,250,748,100
1990 $214,877,667 $85,343,190,719
1991 $227,540,473 $98,234,714,971
1992 $269,034,596 $111,452,746,518
1993 $300,746,361 $128,889,262,951
1994 $402,837,005 $146,683,778,959
1995 $469,443,202 $169,278,916,593
1996 $510,586,430 $183,035,237,429
1997 $526,554,006 $150,180,456,566
1998 $457,579,840 $113,675,596,788
1999 $488,024,514 $126,669,211,779
2000 $419,842,674 $126,392,224,254
2001 $409,508,553 $120,296,476,180
2002 $346,406,739 $134,300,904,400
2003 $417,668,983 $152,280,615,246
2004 $468,005,319 $172,895,685,155
2005 $552,864,570 $189,318,408,469
2006 $617,258,154 $221,758,296,022
2007 $695,295,348 $262,942,621,455
2008 $776,337,692 $291,382,982,431
2009 $805,557,563 $281,710,630,187
2010 $898,133,685 $341,104,766,329
2011 $1,063,895,361 $370,818,739,624
2012 $1,185,215,418 $397,558,325,279
2013 $1,285,911,586 $420,333,654,593
2014 $1,335,571,421 $407,339,040,198
2015 $1,307,909,888 $401,296,238,228
2016 $1,379,490,304 $413,366,349,748
2017 $1,469,789,119 $456,356,813,537
2018 $1,615,478,393 $506,754,208,404
2019 $1,619,155,017 $543,976,691,794
2020 $1,536,145,814 $500,461,898,480
2021 $1,522,794,913 $506,194,668,790
2022 $1,566,360,686 $495,644,697,588
2023 $1,660,896,531 $515,906,283,941
2024 $1,760,767,447 $526,411,265,428

Solomon Islands and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 $153.5 $170.7
1968 $166.9 $178.8
1969 $165.9 $191.4
1970 $162 $197.1
1971 $277.1 $199.7
1972 $219.5 $215.6
1973 $291.3 $278.3
1974 $433 $343
1975 $372 $364
1976 $401 $405
1977 $434 $462
1978 $500 $548
1979 $658 $612
1980 $768 $709
1981 $786 $748
1982 $756 $770
1983 $686 $827
1984 $665 $847
1985 $586 $774
1986 $506 $842
1987 $515 $970
1988 $567 $1,164
1989 $538 $1,342
1990 $648 $1,559
1991 $666 $1,766
1992 $764 $1,972
1993 $829 $2,245
1994 $1,078 $2,518
1995 $1,220 $2,864
1996 $1,289 $3,055
1997 $1,292 $2,473
1998 $1,092 $1,848
1999 $1,134 $2,033
2000 $953 $2,006
2001 $912 $1,890
2002 $757 $2,090
2003 $896 $2,348
2004 $986 $2,642
2005 $1,144 $2,868
2006 $1,256 $3,331
2007 $1,390 $3,919
2008 $1,526 $4,309
2009 $1,555 $4,135
2010 $1,685 $4,974
2011 $1,924 $5,374
2012 $2,066 $5,726
2013 $2,161 $6,018
2014 $2,165 $5,801
2015 $2,045 $5,689
2016 $2,083 $5,834
2017 $2,144 $6,413
2018 $2,278 $7,100
2019 $2,224 $7,606
2020 $2,063 $6,986
2021 $1,997 $7,057
2022 $2,005 $6,909
2023 $2,076 $7,195
2024 $2,149 $7,345

Solomon Islands vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Thailand
1950 41.4 45.2
1951 42 45.9
1952 42.6 46.5
1953 43.2 47.1
1954 43.7 47.6
1955 44.3 48.1
1956 42.8 48.6
1957 45.7 49.1
1958 46.3 49.5
1959 47 50.1
1960 47.7 50.6
1961 48.3 51.1
1962 49 51.4
1963 49.8 52
1964 50.6 52.5
1965 51.4 53.1
1966 52.3 53.7
1967 53.1 54.3
1968 54.1 55
1969 55.1 55.7
1970 56.1 56.5
1971 57 57.1
1972 57.9 57.7
1973 58.8 58.3
1974 59.6 59
1975 58.4 59.7
1976 61.2 60.4
1977 61.5 60.9
1978 62.5 61.3
1979 63.1 61.7
1980 63.7 62.2
1981 64.1 62.9
1982 64.5 63.6
1983 64.8 64.5
1984 65 65.5
1985 65.3 66.5
1986 64.7 67.3
1987 65.7 67.8
1988 65.9 68.2
1989 66.1 68.6
1990 66.2 68.9
1991 66.4 69.1
1992 66.5 69.4
1993 66.6 69.6
1994 66.7 69.7
1995 66.7 69.8
1996 66.7 69.9
1997 66.8 70.4
1998 66.9 70.7
1999 67 71
2000 67.1 71.2
2001 67.2 71.5
2002 67.4 71.8
2003 67.5 72.1
2004 67.6 72.1
2005 67.8 72.9
2006 68 73.3
2007 67.8 73.8
2008 68.3 74.2
2009 68.4 74.7
2010 68.7 75
2011 68.8 75.3
2012 69 75.6
2013 69 76
2014 69 76.3
2015 69.3 76.6
2016 69.5 76.8
2017 69.7 77
2018 69.8 77.2
2019 70 77.2
2020 69.3 77.3
2021 68.9 77.6
2022 70.4 75.3
2023 70.5 76.4
2024 70.7 76.6
2025 70.8 76.8

Solomon Islands and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Thailand
Year Population
Solomon Islands Thailand
1960 139,688 26,851,747
1961 142,912 27,650,334
1962 146,201 28,481,040
1963 149,589 29,342,322
1964 153,085 30,232,141
1965 156,686 31,149,337
1966 160,393 32,086,071
1967 164,245 33,037,801
1968 168,282 34,002,560
1969 172,476 34,973,782
1970 176,579 35,954,408
1971 180,637 36,937,387
1972 184,994 37,933,929
1973 189,774 38,947,787
1974 195,041 39,952,891
1975 200,744 40,940,005
1976 207,194 41,896,504
1977 214,418 42,843,974
1978 222,029 43,788,976
1979 229,953 44,718,434
1980 238,135 45,650,022
1981 246,555 46,575,855
1982 255,200 47,494,577
1983 264,068 48,423,309
1984 273,163 49,351,708
1985 282,455 50,270,753
1986 291,842 51,177,834
1987 301,414 52,074,105
1988 311,265 52,969,595
1989 321,282 53,848,956
1990 331,435 54,738,329
1991 341,738 55,637,434
1992 352,205 56,528,834
1993 362,839 57,408,198
1994 373,675 58,260,854
1995 384,733 59,098,232
1996 396,009 59,920,064
1997 407,474 60,724,584
1998 419,071 61,522,630
1999 430,500 62,299,043
2000 440,469 63,007,815
2001 449,125 63,651,141
2002 457,671 64,266,437
2003 466,154 64,868,166
2004 474,611 65,452,047
2005 483,080 66,017,420
2006 491,594 66,567,687
2007 500,156 67,102,394
2008 508,790 67,619,830
2009 518,141 68,121,080
2010 532,968 68,579,447
2011 552,945 69,007,208
2012 573,606 69,436,098
2013 594,945 69,845,114
2014 616,908 70,216,367
2015 639,415 70,540,795
2016 662,379 70,859,841
2017 685,672 71,160,187
2018 709,101 71,376,079
2019 728,147 71,522,271
2020 744,498 71,641,484
2021 762,591 71,727,332
2022 781,066 71,735,329
2023 800,005 71,702,435
2024 819,198 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Thailand

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Thailand
1960 7.07 6.33
1961 7.05 6.32
1962 7.04 6.33
1963 7.03 6.34
1964 7.05 6.31
1965 7.02 6.26
1966 7 6.18
1967 6.97 6.08
1968 6.95 5.93
1969 6.97 5.7
1970 6.98 5.45
1971 6.99 5.25
1972 6.99 5.08
1973 7 4.85
1974 7.01 4.6
1975 6.99 4.36
1976 6.95 4.12
1977 6.92 3.87
1978 6.87 3.62
1979 6.82 3.45
1980 6.77 3.29
1981 6.71 3.13
1982 6.64 2.94
1983 6.57 2.76
1984 6.49 2.58
1985 6.38 2.45
1986 6.26 2.36
1987 6.12 2.26
1988 5.99 2.17
1989 5.87 2.14
1990 5.74 2.07
1991 5.62 2.04
1992 5.51 2.01
1993 5.45 1.97
1994 5.4 1.93
1995 5.34 1.89
1996 5.22 1.87
1997 5.09 1.85
1998 4.98 1.82
1999 4.86 1.77
2000 4.76 1.73
2001 4.67 1.71
2002 4.6 1.69
2003 4.54 1.67
2004 4.47 1.67
2005 4.41 1.64
2006 4.39 1.63
2007 4.37 1.62
2008 4.36 1.59
2009 4.35 1.57
2010 4.34 1.56
2011 4.34 1.57
2012 4.33 1.56
2013 4.33 1.53
2014 4.36 1.48
2015 4.29 1.45
2016 4.2 1.4
2017 4.06 1.36
2018 3.93 1.32
2019 3.8 1.29
2020 3.75 1.26
2021 3.69 1.23
2022 3.62 1.22
2023 3.56 1.21

Solomon Islands and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Thailand
1960 16.8 18
1961 16.9 17.9
1962 16.9 17.7
1963 17 17.6
1964 17 17.5
1965 17 17.4
1966 17 17.3
1967 16.9 17.3
1968 16.8 17.3
1969 16.8 17.4
1970 16.7 17.5
1971 16.6 17.6
1972 16.6 17.8
1973 16.4 18
1974 16.3 18.2
1975 16.1 18.4
1976 15.9 18.7
1977 15.9 18.9
1978 15.8 19.2
1979 15.8 19.5
1980 15.8 19.9
1981 15.9 20.2
1982 15.9 20.6
1983 16 21
1984 16.1 21.5
1985 16.2 21.9
1986 16.3 22.4
1987 16.4 22.8
1988 16.5 23.3
1989 16.7 23.7
1990 16.8 24.3
1991 17 24.8
1992 17.1 25.4
1993 17.2 26
1994 17.4 26.6
1995 17.5 27.2
1996 17.7 27.7
1997 17.8 28.3
1998 17.9 28.9
1999 18.1 29.5
2000 18.3 30
2001 18.4 30.5
2002 18.6 30.9
2003 18.8 31.3
2004 19 31.7
2005 19.1 32.2
2006 19.2 32.6
2007 19.4 33.1
2008 19.4 33.6
2009 19.5 34
2010 19.6 34.5
2011 19.6 35
2012 19.7 35.4
2013 19.7 35.9
2014 19.8 36.3
2015 19.9 36.8
2016 20 37.3
2017 20.2 37.7
2018 20.4 38.2
2019 20.5 38.7
2020 20.7 39.2
2021 20.9 39.7
2022 21.1 40.2
2023 21.3 40.7
2024 21.5 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Solomon Islands Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Thailand
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
91.1%
2022
English speaking
31.7%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Solomon Islands Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Thailand
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
436,817 mi
2020

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