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Solomon Islands vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 141st vs. 197th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Vatican
Population
854419
949
Population rank 161/197 197/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 182/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 153/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$388M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$473
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 169/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
n/a
Median age
21.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Vatican
1950 41.4 65.9
1951 42 65.3
1952 42.6 65.7
1953 43.2 66.3
1954 43.7 67.5
1955 44.3 67.8
1956 42.8 67.3
1957 45.7 67.5
1958 46.3 68.7
1959 47 69.2
1960 47.7 69.2
1961 48.3 69.8
1962 49 69.2
1963 49.8 69.3
1964 50.6 70.3
1965 51.4 70.1
1966 52.3 70.9
1967 53.1 70.9
1968 54.1 70.7
1969 55.1 70.7
1970 56.1 71.5
1971 57 71.7
1972 57.9 72
1973 58.8 71.9
1974 59.6 72.7
1975 58.4 72.6
1976 61.2 72.9
1977 61.5 73.3
1978 62.5 73.7
1979 63.1 74
1980 63.7 74.1
1981 64.1 74.3
1982 64.5 74.8
1983 64.8 74.7
1984 65 75.1
1985 65.3 75.5
1986 64.7 75.7
1987 65.7 76.2
1988 65.9 76.4
1989 66.1 76.8
1990 66.2 76.9
1991 66.4 76.9
1992 66.5 77.3
1993 66.6 77
1994 66.7 77.7
1995 66.7 77.8
1996 66.7 78.5
1997 66.8 78.2
1998 66.9 78.3
1999 67 78.7
2000 67.1 79.3
2001 67.2 79.9
2002 67.4 80
2003 67.5 79.8
2004 67.6 80.2
2005 67.8 80.6
2006 68 81.2
2007 67.8 81.3
2008 68.3 81.4
2009 68.4 81.3
2010 68.7 81.5
2011 68.8 81.7
2012 69 82
2013 69 82.5
2014 69 82.6
2015 69.3 82.5
2016 69.5 82.9
2017 69.7 82.7
2018 69.8 83.3
2019 70 83.6
2020 69.3 83
2021 68.9 82.9
2022 70.4 83.3
2023 70.5 83
2024 70.7 83.1
2025 70.8 83.3

Solomon Islands and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Vatican
Year Population
Solomon Islands Vatican
1960 139,688 -
1961 142,912 -
1962 146,201 -
1963 149,589 -
1964 153,085 -
1965 156,686 -
1966 160,393 -
1967 164,245 -
1968 168,282 -
1969 172,476 -
1970 176,579 -
1971 180,637 -
1972 184,994 -
1973 189,774 -
1974 195,041 -
1975 200,744 -
1976 207,194 -
1977 214,418 -
1978 222,029 -
1979 229,953 -
1980 238,135 -
1981 246,555 -
1982 255,200 -
1983 264,068 -
1984 273,163 -
1985 282,455 -
1986 291,842 -
1987 301,414 -
1988 311,265 -
1989 321,282 -
1990 331,435 -
1991 341,738 -
1992 352,205 -
1993 362,839 -
1994 373,675 -
1995 384,733 -
1996 396,009 -
1997 407,474 -
1998 419,071 -
1999 430,500 -
2000 440,469 880
2001 449,125 890
2002 457,671 900
2003 466,154 911
2004 474,611 921
2005 483,080 921
2006 491,594 932
2007 500,156 821
2008 508,790 824
2009 518,141 826
2010 532,968 829
2011 552,945 832
2012 573,606 836
2013 594,945 839
2014 616,908 842
2015 639,415 1,000
2016 662,379 -
2017 685,672 1,000
2018 709,101 -
2019 728,147 1,000
2020 744,498 -
2021 762,591 -
2022 781,066 -
2023 800,005 -
2024 819,198 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
n/a
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
n/a

Energy

Solomon Islands Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Solomon Islands Vatican
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
n/a
Urban population
26.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
2
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
137
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
100%
2013
English speaking
31.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
n/a

Health

Solomon Islands Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
n/a
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
93
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Solomon Islands Vatican
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
864 mi
2011
5.59 mi
2003

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