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Solomon Islands vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 141st vs. 84th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Uganda
Population
854419
52490669
Population rank 161/197 30/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 153/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$388M
2024
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Uganda
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 $25,203,524 $967,240,655
1968 $28,084,253 $1,037,379,252
1969 $28,606,411 $1,168,556,629
1970 - $1,259,554,809
1971 $50,056,883 $1,417,191,656
1972 $40,606,712 $1,490,970,181
1973 $55,272,109 $1,701,829,789
1974 $84,539,332 $2,098,944,967
1975 $74,620,320 $2,359,555,556
1976 $83,100,834 $2,447,300,000
1977 $93,145,283 $2,936,470,588
1978 $111,027,427 $2,420,260,870
1979 $151,276,496 $2,139,025,000
1980 $182,852,107 $1,244,610,000
1981 $193,750,541 $1,337,300,000
1982 $192,902,019 $2,177,500,000
1983 $181,220,399 $2,240,333,333
1984 $181,570,474 $3,615,647,477
1985 $165,524,943 $3,519,695,444
1986 $147,620,048 $3,923,244,050
1987 $155,128,542 $6,269,522,042
1988 $176,494,394 $6,508,931,652
1989 $172,882,411 $5,276,480,799
1990 $214,877,667 $4,304,399,310
1991 $227,540,473 $3,321,729,160
1992 $269,034,596 $2,857,457,762
1993 $300,746,361 $3,220,439,044
1994 $402,837,005 $3,990,430,447
1995 $469,443,202 $5,755,818,842
1996 $510,586,430 $6,044,585,327
1997 $526,554,006 $6,269,333,313
1998 $457,579,840 $6,584,815,847
1999 $488,024,514 $5,998,563,258
2000 $419,842,674 $6,193,246,837
2001 $409,508,553 $5,840,503,869
2002 $346,406,739 $6,178,563,591
2003 $417,668,983 $6,606,884,275
2004 $468,005,319 $7,939,487,548
2005 $552,864,570 $9,239,221,763
2006 $617,258,154 $9,977,647,683
2007 $695,295,348 $11,902,564,495
2008 $776,337,692 $14,440,404,132
2009 $805,557,563 $25,127,805,567
2010 $898,133,685 $26,673,441,431
2011 $1,063,895,361 $27,871,725,241
2012 $1,185,215,418 $27,305,915,911
2013 $1,285,911,586 $28,915,786,517
2014 $1,335,571,421 $32,612,397,257
2015 $1,307,909,888 $32,387,183,730
2016 $1,379,490,304 $29,203,988,696
2017 $1,469,789,119 $30,744,473,841
2018 $1,615,478,393 $32,927,025,620
2019 $1,619,155,017 $35,353,061,008
2020 $1,536,145,814 $37,600,368,240
2021 $1,522,794,913 $40,529,788,744
2022 $1,566,360,686 $45,565,333,216
2023 $1,660,896,531 $48,768,955,859
2024 $1,760,767,447 $53,651,874,314

Solomon Islands and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 $153.5 $102.8
1968 $166.9 $106.9
1969 $165.9 $116.7
1970 $162 $122
1971 $277.1 $133.5
1972 $219.5 $137
1973 $291.3 $152.7
1974 $433 $183.7
1975 $372 $201.2
1976 $401 $203.3
1977 $434 $237.6
1978 $500 $190.7
1979 $658 $164.5
1980 $768 $93.8
1981 $786 $98.6
1982 $756 $157
1983 $686 $157.5
1984 $665 $247.5
1985 $586 $234.3
1986 $506 $253.6
1987 $515 $393
1988 $567 $395
1989 $538 $310
1990 $648 $245
1991 $666 $183
1992 $764 $152.1
1993 $829 $165.6
1994 $1,078 $198.4
1995 $1,220 $278.5
1996 $1,289 $284.7
1997 $1,292 $286.8
1998 $1,092 $292.5
1999 $1,134 $257.9
2000 $953 $258.1
2001 $912 $236
2002 $757 $242
2003 $896 $250.7
2004 $986 $292.4
2005 $1,144 $330
2006 $1,256 $347
2007 $1,390 $401
2008 $1,526 $473
2009 $1,555 $799
2010 $1,685 $823
2011 $1,924 $836
2012 $2,066 $795
2013 $2,161 $818
2014 $2,165 $896
2015 $2,045 $863
2016 $2,083 $753
2017 $2,144 $765
2018 $2,278 $792
2019 $2,224 $822
2020 $2,063 $846
2021 $1,997 $883
2022 $2,005 $963
2023 $2,076 $1,002
2024 $2,149 $1,073

Solomon Islands vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Uganda
1950 41.4 39.7
1951 42 40.2
1952 42.6 40.8
1953 43.2 41.3
1954 43.7 41.8
1955 44.3 42.4
1956 42.8 43
1957 45.7 43.7
1958 46.3 44.3
1959 47 45
1960 47.7 45.6
1961 48.3 46.3
1962 49 46.8
1963 49.8 47.4
1964 50.6 47.8
1965 51.4 48.3
1966 52.3 48.5
1967 53.1 49
1968 54.1 49.3
1969 55.1 49.5
1970 56.1 49.6
1971 57 47.1
1972 57.9 47.2
1973 58.8 47
1974 59.6 46.9
1975 58.4 46.5
1976 61.2 46.2
1977 61.5 45.8
1978 62.5 45.6
1979 63.1 45.4
1980 63.7 43.5
1981 64.1 43.5
1982 64.5 43.3
1983 64.8 43.5
1984 65 43.7
1985 65.3 45.5
1986 64.7 45.7
1987 65.7 47.4
1988 65.9 47.5
1989 66.1 47.5
1990 66.2 47.6
1991 66.4 47.5
1992 66.5 47.7
1993 66.6 47.7
1994 66.7 47.7
1995 66.7 47.7
1996 66.7 47.8
1997 66.8 48
1998 66.9 48.3
1999 67 49
2000 67.1 49.6
2001 67.2 50.6
2002 67.4 51.4
2003 67.5 52.4
2004 67.6 53.7
2005 67.8 54.9
2006 68 56.1
2007 67.8 57.2
2008 68.3 58.3
2009 68.4 59.2
2010 68.7 60
2011 68.8 60.8
2012 69 61.6
2013 69 62.4
2014 69 63.1
2015 69.3 63.8
2016 69.5 64.5
2017 69.7 65.2
2018 69.8 65.8
2019 70 66.4
2020 69.3 66.4
2021 68.9 66.4
2022 70.4 67.7
2023 70.5 68.3
2024 70.7 68.5
2025 70.8 68.7

Solomon Islands and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Uganda
Year Population
Solomon Islands Uganda
1960 139,688 7,640,973
1961 142,912 7,862,217
1962 146,201 8,092,231
1963 149,589 8,333,663
1964 153,085 8,586,363
1965 156,686 8,849,203
1966 160,393 9,122,864
1967 164,245 9,408,924
1968 168,282 9,708,632
1969 172,476 10,014,858
1970 176,579 10,321,603
1971 180,637 10,618,206
1972 184,994 10,885,796
1973 189,774 11,144,236
1974 195,041 11,424,846
1975 200,744 11,725,240
1976 207,194 12,037,294
1977 214,418 12,359,669
1978 222,029 12,692,113
1979 229,953 13,002,163
1980 238,135 13,275,741
1981 246,555 13,556,452
1982 255,200 13,873,631
1983 264,068 14,221,881
1984 273,163 14,607,677
1985 282,455 15,023,681
1986 291,842 15,467,579
1987 301,414 15,954,170
1988 311,265 16,470,483
1989 321,282 17,010,698
1990 331,435 17,569,897
1991 341,738 18,155,901
1992 352,205 18,785,032
1993 362,839 19,445,161
1994 373,675 20,108,801
1995 384,733 20,665,667
1996 396,009 21,231,550
1997 407,474 21,856,046
1998 419,071 22,515,806
1999 430,500 23,257,281
2000 440,469 24,000,150
2001 449,125 24,745,676
2002 457,671 25,532,870
2003 466,154 26,352,124
2004 474,611 27,154,515
2005 483,080 27,963,289
2006 491,594 28,794,003
2007 500,156 29,653,430
2008 508,790 30,539,553
2009 518,141 31,451,151
2010 532,968 32,390,802
2011 552,945 33,354,543
2012 573,606 34,337,438
2013 594,945 35,337,042
2014 616,908 36,395,539
2015 639,415 37,531,446
2016 662,379 38,799,152
2017 685,672 40,177,388
2018 709,101 41,565,831
2019 728,147 42,999,637
2020 744,498 44,457,152
2021 762,591 45,910,930
2022 781,066 47,312,719
2023 800,005 48,656,601
2024 819,198 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Uganda

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Uganda
1960 7.07 6.91
1961 7.05 6.93
1962 7.04 6.96
1963 7.03 6.98
1964 7.05 7.01
1965 7.02 7.04
1966 7 7.07
1967 6.97 7.1
1968 6.95 7.13
1969 6.97 7.12
1970 6.98 7.15
1971 6.99 7.18
1972 6.99 7.19
1973 7 7.19
1974 7.01 7.19
1975 6.99 7.2
1976 6.95 7.19
1977 6.92 7.18
1978 6.87 7.16
1979 6.82 7.14
1980 6.77 7.11
1981 6.71 7.12
1982 6.64 7.11
1983 6.57 7.07
1984 6.49 7.02
1985 6.38 7.04
1986 6.26 7.08
1987 6.12 7.12
1988 5.99 7.1
1989 5.87 7.05
1990 5.74 7.01
1991 5.62 6.94
1992 5.51 6.91
1993 5.45 6.89
1994 5.4 6.9
1995 5.34 6.87
1996 5.22 6.84
1997 5.09 6.86
1998 4.98 6.84
1999 4.86 6.83
2000 4.76 6.79
2001 4.67 6.76
2002 4.6 6.74
2003 4.54 6.67
2004 4.47 6.61
2005 4.41 6.53
2006 4.39 6.43
2007 4.37 6.33
2008 4.36 6.2
2009 4.35 6.12
2010 4.34 6.02
2011 4.34 5.89
2012 4.33 5.73
2013 4.33 5.56
2014 4.36 5.41
2015 4.29 5.25
2016 4.2 5.11
2017 4.06 4.99
2018 3.93 4.87
2019 3.8 4.74
2020 3.75 4.62
2021 3.69 4.51
2022 3.62 4.39
2023 3.56 4.28

Solomon Islands and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Uganda
1960 16.8 17.1
1961 16.9 16.9
1962 16.9 16.8
1963 17 16.7
1964 17 16.6
1965 17 16.6
1966 17 16.6
1967 16.9 16.6
1968 16.8 16.6
1969 16.8 16.6
1970 16.7 16.6
1971 16.6 16.6
1972 16.6 16.5
1973 16.4 16.3
1974 16.3 16.3
1975 16.1 16.2
1976 15.9 16.2
1977 15.9 16.2
1978 15.8 16.1
1979 15.8 16.1
1980 15.8 16
1981 15.9 15.9
1982 15.9 15.9
1983 16 15.9
1984 16.1 15.9
1985 16.2 15.9
1986 16.3 15.9
1987 16.4 15.9
1988 16.5 15.9
1989 16.7 15.8
1990 16.8 15.8
1991 17 15.8
1992 17.1 15.7
1993 17.2 15.7
1994 17.4 15.6
1995 17.5 15.4
1996 17.7 15.3
1997 17.8 15.1
1998 17.9 15
1999 18.1 15
2000 18.3 15
2001 18.4 15
2002 18.6 15
2003 18.8 15
2004 19 15
2005 19.1 15
2006 19.2 15
2007 19.4 15
2008 19.4 15.1
2009 19.5 15.1
2010 19.6 15.2
2011 19.6 15.3
2012 19.7 15.4
2013 19.7 15.5
2014 19.8 15.6
2015 19.9 15.8
2016 20 16
2017 20.2 16.3
2018 20.4 16.5
2019 20.5 16.8
2020 20.7 17
2021 20.9 17.2
2022 21.1 17.4
2023 21.3 17.6
2024 21.5 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share n/a
72.8%
2024

Energy

Solomon Islands Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Uganda
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
80.6%
2022
English speaking
31.7%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Solomon Islands Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Uganda
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
90,720 mi
2019

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