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Solomon Islands vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 11M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 86/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 141st vs. 117th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.58B) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 27/197 ($552B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 157/197 ($1,934), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($50,274).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands UAE
Population
858499
11533895
Population rank 161/197 86/197
GDP
$1.58B
2024
$552B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$1,934
2024
$50,274
2024
GDP per capita rank 157/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,675
2024
$79,229
2024
Government debt
$349M
2024
$177B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
25.4%
2026
32.6%
2026
Government debt per person
$426
2024
$16,145
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 38/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2026
$40,921
2026
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2026
27,421 sq mi
2026
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
401 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
71 years
2026
83.4 years
2026

Solomon Islands and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Solomon Islands UAE
1967 $25,203,524 -
1968 $28,084,253 -
1969 $28,606,411 -
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 $50,056,883 $939,893,600
1972 $40,606,712 $1,415,086,929
1973 $55,272,109 $4,231,243,616
1974 $84,539,332 $11,651,505,689
1975 $74,620,320 $14,720,728,249
1976 $83,100,834 $19,213,158,779
1977 $93,145,283 $24,871,775,165
1978 $111,027,427 $23,775,764,225
1979 $151,276,496 $31,225,659,621
1980 $182,852,107 $43,599,160,050
1981 $193,750,541 $49,333,424,135
1982 $192,902,019 $46,622,718,605
1983 $181,220,399 $42,803,323,345
1984 $181,570,474 $41,807,954,236
1985 $165,524,943 $40,603,650,232
1986 $147,620,048 $33,943,612,095
1987 $155,128,542 $36,384,908,744
1988 $176,494,394 $36,275,674,203
1989 $172,882,411 $41,464,995,914
1990 $214,877,667 $50,701,443,748
1991 $227,540,473 $51,552,165,622
1992 $269,034,596 $54,239,171,888
1993 $300,746,361 $55,625,170,253
1994 $402,837,005 $59,305,093,980
1995 $469,443,202 $65,743,666,576
1996 $510,586,430 $73,571,233,996
1997 $526,554,006 $78,839,008,445
1998 $457,579,840 $75,674,336,283
1999 $488,024,514 $84,445,473,111
2000 $419,842,674 $104,337,372,362
2001 $409,508,553 $103,311,640,572
2002 $346,406,739 $109,816,201,498
2003 $417,666,639 $124,346,358,067
2004 $468,000,121 $147,824,370,320
2005 $552,881,357 $180,617,467,965
2006 $617,257,458 $222,116,541,865
2007 $695,291,218 $257,916,133,424
2008 $776,335,523 $315,474,615,739
2009 $805,557,289 $253,547,358,747
2010 $898,128,551 $307,736,419,333
2011 $1,063,898,227 $368,881,143,635
2012 $1,185,217,634 $392,793,464,942
2013 $1,285,905,958 $409,632,675,289
2014 $1,335,576,763 $424,935,874,745
2015 $1,307,908,814 $381,973,042,886
2016 $1,379,486,291 $381,717,086,453
2017 $1,469,790,526 $403,365,010,211
2018 $1,615,473,250 $440,560,108,918
2019 $1,619,150,564 $433,926,208,305
2020 $1,536,143,428 $357,161,878,829
2021 $1,558,312,104 $422,441,388,700
2022 $1,466,670,930 $511,403,403,676
2023 $1,506,124,566 $522,622,191,967
2024 $1,583,964,704 $552,324,846,835

Solomon Islands and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands UAE
1967 $153.5 -
1968 $166.9 -
1969 $165.9 -
1970 $162 $2,394
1971 $277.1 $2,805
1972 $219.5 $3,675
1973 $291.3 $9,696
1974 $433 $23,823
1975 $372 $27,117
1976 $401 $31,197
1977 $434 $35,020
1978 $500 $29,379
1979 $658 $34,238
1980 $768 $42,925
1981 $786 $44,854
1982 $756 $39,972
1983 $686 $34,650
1984 $665 $32,012
1985 $586 $29,468
1986 $506 $23,132
1987 $515 $23,113
1988 $567 $21,570
1989 $538 $23,167
1990 $648 $26,710
1991 $666 $25,691
1992 $764 $25,648
1993 $829 $25,033
1994 $1,078 $25,473
1995 $1,220 $27,003
1996 $1,289 $28,323
1997 $1,292 $27,983
1998 $1,092 $24,889
1999 $1,134 $25,856
2000 $953 $29,866
2001 $912 $27,745
2002 $757 $27,754
2003 $896 $29,660
2004 $986 $33,377
2005 $1,144 $38,719
2006 $1,256 $44,343
2007 $1,390 $45,855
2008 $1,526 $50,054
2009 $1,555 $37,803
2010 $1,685 $44,795
2011 $1,924 $51,922
2012 $2,066 $53,142
2013 $2,161 $53,247
2014 $2,165 $52,725
2015 $2,045 $44,910
2016 $2,083 $42,721
2017 $2,144 $43,734
2018 $2,278 $47,135
2019 $2,224 $45,939
2020 $2,063 $37,992
2021 $2,043 $44,119
2022 $1,878 $50,760
2023 $1,883 $49,851
2024 $1,934 $50,274

Solomon Islands vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands UAE
1950 41.4 42.1
1951 42 42.9
1952 42.6 43.6
1953 43.2 44.4
1954 43.7 45.2
1955 44.3 46
1956 42.8 46.9
1957 45.7 47.8
1958 46.3 48.8
1959 47 49.7
1960 47.7 50.7
1961 48.3 51.6
1962 49 52.5
1963 49.8 53.5
1964 50.6 54.5
1965 51.4 55.5
1966 52.3 56.6
1967 53.1 57.6
1968 54.1 58.7
1969 55.1 59.8
1970 56.1 60.8
1971 57 61.8
1972 57.9 62.7
1973 58.8 63.5
1974 59.6 64.4
1975 58.4 65.1
1976 61.2 65.8
1977 61.5 66.5
1978 62.5 67.1
1979 63.1 67.6
1980 63.7 68.2
1981 64.1 68.6
1982 64.5 69.1
1983 64.8 69.4
1984 65 69.8
1985 65.3 70.1
1986 64.7 70.4
1987 65.7 70.6
1988 65.9 70.8
1989 66.1 71
1990 66.2 71.1
1991 66.4 71.1
1992 66.5 71.2
1993 66.6 71.2
1994 66.7 71.2
1995 66.7 71.4
1996 66.7 71.8
1997 66.8 72.6
1998 66.9 73.7
1999 67 75
2000 67.1 76.3
2001 67.2 77.6
2002 67.4 78.7
2003 67.5 79.6
2004 67.6 80.3
2005 67.8 80.8
2006 68 81.2
2007 67.8 81.4
2008 68.3 81.6
2009 68.4 81.7
2010 68.7 81.9
2011 68.8 81.9
2012 69 81.9
2013 69 82
2014 69 82
2015 69.3 82.1
2016 69.5 82.2
2017 69.7 82.4
2018 69.8 82.4
2019 70 82.6
2020 69.3 81.9
2021 68.9 79.1
2022 70.4 80.5
2023 70.5 82.9
2024 70.7 83.1
2025 70.8 83.2
2026 71 83.4

Solomon Islands and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Solomon Islands UAE
1960 139,688 131,334
1961 142,912 137,989
1962 146,201 144,946
1963 149,589 152,211
1964 153,085 159,692
1965 156,686 167,103
1966 160,393 173,976
1967 164,245 179,700
1968 168,282 199,416
1969 172,476 239,660
1970 176,579 286,536
1971 180,637 335,027
1972 184,994 385,014
1973 189,774 436,399
1974 195,041 489,087
1975 200,744 542,856
1976 207,194 615,866
1977 214,418 710,209
1978 222,029 809,274
1979 229,953 912,010
1980 238,135 1,015,700
1981 246,555 1,099,855
1982 255,200 1,166,370
1983 264,068 1,235,305
1984 273,163 1,305,996
1985 282,455 1,377,911
1986 291,842 1,467,383
1987 301,414 1,574,244
1988 311,265 1,681,788
1989 321,282 1,789,851
1990 331,435 1,898,220
1991 341,738 2,006,626
1992 352,205 2,114,730
1993 362,839 2,222,093
1994 373,675 2,328,188
1995 384,733 2,434,662
1996 396,009 2,597,564
1997 407,474 2,817,410
1998 419,071 3,040,421
1999 430,500 3,266,009
2000 440,469 3,493,575
2001 449,125 3,723,590
2002 457,671 3,956,826
2003 466,154 4,192,457
2004 474,611 4,428,967
2005 483,080 4,664,790
2006 491,594 5,009,100
2007 500,156 5,624,635
2008 508,790 6,302,664
2009 518,141 6,707,058
2010 532,968 6,869,838
2011 552,945 7,104,538
2012 573,606 7,391,448
2013 594,945 7,693,031
2014 616,908 8,059,440
2015 639,415 8,505,237
2016 662,379 8,935,095
2017 685,672 9,223,225
2018 709,101 9,346,701
2019 728,147 9,445,785
2020 744,498 9,401,038
2021 762,591 9,575,152
2022 781,066 10,074,977
2023 800,005 10,483,751
2024 819,198 10,986,400

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands UAE
1960 7.07 6.5
1961 7.05 6.49
1962 7.04 6.49
1963 7.03 6.5
1964 7.05 6.49
1965 7.02 6.5
1966 7 6.5
1967 6.97 6.51
1968 6.95 6.53
1969 6.97 6.52
1970 6.98 6.52
1971 6.99 6.52
1972 6.99 6.5
1973 7 6.46
1974 7.01 6.41
1975 6.99 6.35
1976 6.95 6.29
1977 6.92 6.22
1978 6.87 6.15
1979 6.82 6.06
1980 6.77 5.95
1981 6.71 5.81
1982 6.64 5.66
1983 6.57 5.48
1984 6.49 5.3
1985 6.38 5.13
1986 6.26 5
1987 6.12 4.88
1988 5.99 4.77
1989 5.87 4.65
1990 5.74 4.51
1991 5.62 4.25
1992 5.51 4.09
1993 5.45 3.82
1994 5.4 3.76
1995 5.34 3.28
1996 5.22 3.06
1997 5.09 2.83
1998 4.98 2.77
1999 4.86 2.79
2000 4.76 2.73
2001 4.67 2.62
2002 4.6 2.54
2003 4.54 2.49
2004 4.47 2.38
2005 4.41 2.23
2006 4.39 1.96
2007 4.37 1.79
2008 4.36 1.52
2009 4.35 1.58
2010 4.34 1.57
2011 4.34 1.54
2012 4.33 1.53
2013 4.33 1.53
2014 4.36 1.48
2015 4.29 1.42
2016 4.2 1.37
2017 4.06 1.35
2018 3.93 1.29
2019 3.8 1.25
2020 3.75 1.29
2021 3.69 1.16
2022 3.62 1.15
2023 3.56 1.2

Solomon Islands and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands UAE
1960 16.8 19.6
1961 16.9 20.1
1962 16.9 20.6
1963 17 21
1964 17 21.5
1965 17 22
1966 17 22.6
1967 16.9 23.3
1968 16.8 23.5
1969 16.8 23.1
1970 16.7 23
1971 16.6 23.2
1972 16.6 23.6
1973 16.4 24.1
1974 16.3 24.7
1975 16.1 25.4
1976 15.9 25.6
1977 15.9 25.4
1978 15.8 25.5
1979 15.8 25.8
1980 15.8 26.2
1981 15.9 26.4
1982 15.9 26.4
1983 16 26.4
1984 16.1 26.4
1985 16.2 26.6
1986 16.3 26.5
1987 16.4 26.1
1988 16.5 25.9
1989 16.7 25.8
1990 16.8 25.8
1991 17 26
1992 17.1 26.4
1993 17.2 26.8
1994 17.4 27.4
1995 17.5 28
1996 17.7 28.1
1997 17.8 27.9
1998 17.9 27.9
1999 18.1 28
2000 18.3 28.2
2001 18.4 28.6
2002 18.6 29.1
2003 18.8 29.6
2004 19 30.3
2005 19.1 30.9
2006 19.2 31.4
2007 19.4 31.6
2008 19.4 31.6
2009 19.5 31.6
2010 19.6 31.7
2011 19.6 31.7
2012 19.7 31.7
2013 19.7 31.7
2014 19.8 31.8
2015 19.9 31.8
2016 20 31.8
2017 20.2 31.8
2018 20.4 31.8
2019 20.5 31.8
2020 20.7 31.8
2021 20.9 31.9
2022 21.1 31.9
2023 21.3 32.2
2024 21.5 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$1.57B
2024
$566B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.8%
2026
24%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.13%
2026
+2.93%
2026
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.9%
2024
54.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.4%
2024
44.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.32%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Solomon Islands UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$9.01
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.31 megatons
2024
200.6 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.38 tons
2024
18.3 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands UAE
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
30.7%
2024
85.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2026
83.2
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
2
2026
65
2026
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
98.8%
2024
English speaking
31.7%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Solomon Islands UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
71 years
2026
83.4 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
93
2026
11
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands UAE
% of world land
0.02%
2026
0.05%
2026
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
2,496 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2026
1,512 sq mi
2026
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2026
1,225 sq mi
2026
Roads length
864 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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