Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu statistics compared

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 141st vs. 157th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1967	$25,203,524	-
1968	$28,084,253	-
1969	$28,606,411	-
1970	-	-
1971	$50,056,883	-
1972	$40,606,712	-
1973	$55,272,109	-
1974	$84,539,332	-
1975	$74,620,320	-
1976	$83,100,834	-
1977	$93,145,283	-
1978	$111,027,427	-
1979	$151,276,496	$119,258,835
1980	$182,852,107	$121,185,498
1981	$193,750,541	$113,781,796
1982	$192,902,019	$114,501,913
1983	$181,220,399	$117,389,554
1984	$181,570,474	$144,482,515
1985	$165,524,943	$131,856,421
1986	$147,620,048	$126,498,935
1987	$155,128,542	$139,464,174
1988	$176,494,394	$158,351,368
1989	$172,882,411	$154,013,202
1990	$214,877,667	$168,879,207
1991	$227,540,473	$201,334,169
1992	$269,034,596	$209,088,825
1993	$300,746,361	$200,491,853
1994	$402,837,005	$233,701,301
1995	$469,443,202	$249,333,250
1996	$510,586,430	$261,370,044
1997	$526,554,006	$272,771,209
1998	$457,579,840	$262,293,411
1999	$488,024,514	$268,006,973
2000	$419,842,674	$272,014,628
2001	$409,508,553	$257,926,882
2002	$346,406,739	$262,596,536
2003	$417,668,983	$314,471,413
2004	$468,005,319	$364,996,869
2005	$552,864,570	$394,962,433
2006	$617,258,154	$439,358,587
2007	$695,295,348	$516,392,923
2008	$776,337,692	$590,748,429
2009	$805,557,563	$592,622,319
2010	$898,133,685	$670,712,980
2011	$1,063,895,361	$770,153,588
2012	$1,185,215,418	$747,839,698
2013	$1,285,911,586	$758,304,466
2014	$1,335,571,421	$773,717,011
2015	$1,307,909,888	$759,690,181
2016	$1,379,490,304	$804,323,577
2017	$1,469,789,119	$880,043,284
2018	$1,615,478,393	$914,727,908
2019	$1,619,155,017	$936,526,268
2020	$1,536,145,814	$909,421,044
2021	$1,522,794,913	$982,362,212
2022	$1,566,360,686	$1,030,654,208
2023	$1,660,896,531	$1,126,313,359
2024	$1,760,767,447	$1,161,251,868

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1967	$153.5	-
1968	$166.9	-
1969	$165.9	-
1970	$162	-
1971	$277.1	-
1972	$219.5	-
1973	$291.3	-
1974	$433	-
1975	$372	-
1976	$401	-
1977	$434	-
1978	$500	-
1979	$658	$1,055
1980	$768	$1,048
1981	$786	$962
1982	$756	$946
1983	$686	$947
1984	$665	$1,137
1985	$586	$1,012
1986	$506	$946
1987	$515	$1,017
1988	$567	$1,125
1989	$538	$1,067
1990	$648	$1,141
1991	$666	$1,326
1992	$764	$1,344
1993	$829	$1,257
1994	$1,078	$1,431
1995	$1,220	$1,492
1996	$1,289	$1,529
1997	$1,292	$1,562
1998	$1,092	$1,471
1999	$1,134	$1,472
2000	$953	$1,460
2001	$912	$1,350
2002	$757	$1,341
2003	$896	$1,567
2004	$986	$1,774
2005	$1,144	$1,874
2006	$1,256	$2,035
2007	$1,390	$2,334
2008	$1,526	$2,604
2009	$1,555	$2,546
2010	$1,685	$2,815
2011	$1,924	$3,163
2012	$2,066	$3,005
2013	$2,161	$2,980
2014	$2,165	$2,973
2015	$2,045	$2,855
2016	$2,083	$2,956
2017	$2,144	$3,160
2018	$2,278	$3,207
2019	$2,224	$3,207
2020	$2,063	$3,043
2021	$1,997	$3,212
2022	$2,005	$3,292
2023	$2,076	$3,515
2024	$2,149	$3,543

Solomon Islands vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1950	41.4	43.9
1951	42	42.2
1952	42.6	45.3
1953	43.2	45.8
1954	43.7	46.5
1955	44.3	47.1
1956	42.8	47.7
1957	45.7	48.2
1958	46.3	48.7
1959	47	49.3
1960	47.7	49.8
1961	48.3	50.4
1962	49	50.9
1963	49.8	51.5
1964	50.6	52
1965	51.4	52.5
1966	52.3	53.1
1967	53.1	53.7
1968	54.1	54.2
1969	55.1	54.8
1970	56.1	55.3
1971	57	55.9
1972	57.9	56.4
1973	58.8	57
1974	59.6	57.6
1975	58.4	58.1
1976	61.2	58.7
1977	61.5	59.2
1978	62.5	59.9
1979	63.1	60.9
1980	63.7	61.3
1981	64.1	61.9
1982	64.5	62.5
1983	64.8	63.1
1984	65	63.5
1985	65.3	63.9
1986	64.7	64.6
1987	65.7	64.4
1988	65.9	65.7
1989	66.1	66
1990	66.2	66.7
1991	66.4	67.1
1992	66.5	67.4
1993	66.6	67.7
1994	66.7	68
1995	66.7	68.1
1996	66.7	68.2
1997	66.8	68.3
1998	66.9	68.4
1999	67	67.9
2000	67.1	68.6
2001	67.2	68.7
2002	67.4	68.8
2003	67.5	68.9
2004	67.6	69
2005	67.8	69.2
2006	68	69.1
2007	67.8	69.1
2008	68.3	69.3
2009	68.4	69.4
2010	68.7	69.6
2011	68.8	69.7
2012	69	69.9
2013	69	70
2014	69	70
2015	69.3	70.2
2016	69.5	70.4
2017	69.7	70.5
2018	69.8	70.6
2019	70	70.8
2020	69.3	70.4
2021	68.9	70
2022	70.4	71.3
2023	70.5	71.5
2024	70.7	71.7
2025	70.8	71.8

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Population
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1960	139,688	64,431
1961	142,912	66,264
1962	146,201	68,174
1963	149,589	70,159
1964	153,085	72,219
1965	156,686	74,358
1966	160,393	76,590
1967	164,245	78,921
1968	168,282	81,314
1969	172,476	83,755
1970	176,579	86,266
1971	180,637	88,862
1972	184,994	91,562
1973	189,774	94,362
1974	195,041	97,260
1975	200,744	100,269
1976	207,194	103,388
1977	214,418	106,618
1978	222,029	109,963
1979	229,953	113,040
1980	238,135	115,660
1981	246,555	118,249
1982	255,200	121,035
1983	264,068	123,998
1984	273,163	127,109
1985	282,455	130,356
1986	291,842	133,720
1987	301,414	137,187
1988	311,265	140,756
1989	321,282	144,393
1990	331,435	148,063
1991	341,738	151,793
1992	352,205	155,608
1993	362,839	159,463
1994	373,675	163,314
1995	384,733	167,137
1996	396,009	170,911
1997	407,474	174,626
1998	419,071	178,313
1999	430,500	182,048
2000	440,469	186,281
2001	449,125	191,031
2002	457,671	195,863
2003	466,154	200,746
2004	474,611	205,711
2005	483,080	210,760
2006	491,594	215,923
2007	500,156	221,276
2008	508,790	226,896
2009	518,141	232,731
2010	532,968	238,248
2011	552,945	243,474
2012	573,606	248,883
2013	594,945	254,482
2014	616,908	260,240
2015	639,415	266,101
2016	662,379	272,087
2017	685,672	278,507
2018	709,101	285,259
2019	728,147	291,985
2020	744,498	298,858
2021	762,591	305,868
2022	781,066	313,046
2023	800,005	320,409
2024	819,198	327,777

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Fertility rate

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1960	7.07	6.78
1961	7.05	6.73
1962	7.04	6.67
1963	7.03	6.62
1964	7.05	6.57
1965	7.02	6.52
1966	7	6.51
1967	6.97	6.51
1968	6.95	6.46
1969	6.97	6.41
1970	6.98	6.35
1971	6.99	6.29
1972	6.99	6.23
1973	7	6.15
1974	7.01	6.06
1975	6.99	5.98
1976	6.95	5.89
1977	6.92	5.81
1978	6.87	5.77
1979	6.82	5.73
1980	6.77	5.69
1981	6.71	5.65
1982	6.64	5.6
1983	6.57	5.55
1984	6.49	5.49
1985	6.38	5.43
1986	6.26	5.38
1987	6.12	5.33
1988	5.99	5.27
1989	5.87	5.21
1990	5.74	5.17
1991	5.62	5.13
1992	5.51	5.09
1993	5.45	5.02
1994	5.4	4.94
1995	5.34	4.85
1996	5.22	4.75
1997	5.09	4.66
1998	4.98	4.6
1999	4.86	4.56
2000	4.76	4.54
2001	4.67	4.5
2002	4.6	4.38
2003	4.54	4.29
2004	4.47	4.21
2005	4.41	4.13
2006	4.39	4.1
2007	4.37	4.12
2008	4.36	4.16
2009	4.35	4.16
2010	4.34	4.13
2011	4.34	4.09
2012	4.33	4.06
2013	4.33	4.04
2014	4.36	4
2015	4.29	3.95
2016	4.2	3.92
2017	4.06	3.88
2018	3.93	3.83
2019	3.8	3.79
2020	3.75	3.74
2021	3.69	3.7
2022	3.62	3.65
2023	3.56	3.6

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu
1960	16.8	17.7
1961	16.9	17.6
1962	16.9	17.5
1963	17	17.4
1964	17	17.3
1965	17	17.2
1966	17	17.1
1967	16.9	17.1
1968	16.8	17
1969	16.8	17
1970	16.7	17
1971	16.6	17
1972	16.6	17
1973	16.4	17
1974	16.3	17.1
1975	16.1	17.1
1976	15.9	17.1
1977	15.9	17.2
1978	15.8	17.3
1979	15.8	17.5
1980	15.8	17.6
1981	15.9	17.7
1982	15.9	17.7
1983	16	17.7
1984	16.1	17.7
1985	16.2	17.7
1986	16.3	17.8
1987	16.4	17.8
1988	16.5	17.8
1989	16.7	17.8
1990	16.8	17.8
1991	17	17.9
1992	17.1	17.8
1993	17.2	17.7
1994	17.4	17.7
1995	17.5	17.8
1996	17.7	18
1997	17.8	18
1998	17.9	18
1999	18.1	18
2000	18.3	18.2
2001	18.4	18.5
2002	18.6	18.7
2003	18.8	18.9
2004	19	19.2
2005	19.1	19.4
2006	19.2	19.6
2007	19.4	19.9
2008	19.4	20.1
2009	19.5	20.3
2010	19.6	20.5
2011	19.6	20.6
2012	19.7	20.8
2013	19.7	20.9
2014	19.8	21
2015	19.9	21.1
2016	20	21.1
2017	20.2	21.2
2018	20.4	21.2
2019	20.5	21.2
2020	20.7	21.2
2021	20.9	21.2
2022	21.1	21.2
2023	21.3	21.2
2024	21.5	21.3

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