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Solomon Islands vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 141st vs. 49th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Yemen
Population
854419
42727988
Population rank 161/197 37/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 182/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 153/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$388M
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 169/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Yemen
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Yemen
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 -
1980 $182,852,107 -
1981 $193,750,541 -
1982 $192,902,019 -
1983 $181,220,399 -
1984 $181,570,474 -
1985 $165,524,943 -
1986 $147,620,048 -
1987 $155,128,542 -
1988 $176,494,394 -
1989 $172,882,411 -
1990 $214,877,667 $12,643,821,569
1991 $227,540,473 $14,665,445,462
1992 $269,034,596 $17,959,367,194
1993 $300,746,361 $21,736,802,664
1994 $402,837,005 $28,019,483,764
1995 $469,443,202 $12,796,345,679
1996 $510,586,430 $6,496,163,616
1997 $526,554,006 $6,838,298,531
1998 $457,579,840 $6,322,175,566
1999 $488,024,514 $7,639,325,296
2000 $419,842,674 $9,679,316,770
2001 $409,508,553 $9,852,990,693
2002 $346,406,739 $10,693,430,511
2003 $417,668,983 $11,777,532,662
2004 $468,005,319 $13,867,634,371
2005 $552,864,570 $16,731,566,717
2006 $617,258,154 $19,063,143,370
2007 $695,295,348 $21,650,528,674
2008 $776,337,692 $26,910,855,807
2009 $805,557,563 $25,130,278,213
2010 $898,133,685 $30,906,749,533
2011 $1,063,895,361 $32,726,417,878
2012 $1,185,215,418 $35,401,331,609
2013 $1,285,911,586 $40,415,233,436
2014 $1,335,571,421 $43,228,585,321
2015 $1,307,909,888 $42,444,490,074
2016 $1,379,490,304 $31,317,825,274
2017 $1,469,789,119 $26,842,229,045
2018 $1,615,478,393 $21,606,160,663
2019 $1,619,155,017 -
2020 $1,536,145,814 -
2021 $1,522,794,913 -
2022 $1,566,360,686 -
2023 $1,660,896,531 -
2024 $1,760,767,447 -

Solomon Islands and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Yemen
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 -
1980 $768 -
1981 $786 -
1982 $756 -
1983 $686 -
1984 $665 -
1985 $586 -
1986 $506 -
1987 $515 -
1988 $567 -
1989 $538 -
1990 $648 $910
1991 $666 $1,016
1992 $764 $1,198
1993 $829 $1,397
1994 $1,078 $1,735
1995 $1,220 $764
1996 $1,289 $375
1997 $1,292 $383
1998 $1,092 $343
1999 $1,134 $401
2000 $953 $493
2001 $912 $487
2002 $757 $513
2003 $896 $549
2004 $986 $628
2005 $1,144 $734
2006 $1,256 $810
2007 $1,390 $890
2008 $1,526 $1,072
2009 $1,555 $969
2010 $1,685 $1,155
2011 $1,924 $1,186
2012 $2,066 $1,245
2013 $2,161 $1,379
2014 $2,165 $1,430
2015 $2,045 $1,362
2016 $2,083 $975
2017 $2,144 $811
2018 $2,278 $634
2019 $2,224 -
2020 $2,063 -
2021 $1,997 -
2022 $2,005 -
2023 $2,076 -
2024 $2,149 -

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Yemen
1950 41.4 28.9
1951 42 29.3
1952 42.6 29.6
1953 43.2 30
1954 43.7 30.4
1955 44.3 30.8
1956 42.8 31.3
1957 45.7 31.8
1958 46.3 32.4
1959 47 32.9
1960 47.7 33.5
1961 48.3 34.1
1962 49 33.7
1963 49.8 33.4
1964 50.6 34.9
1965 51.4 35.6
1966 52.3 36.3
1967 53.1 37.1
1968 54.1 38
1969 55.1 39.6
1970 56.1 40.6
1971 57 41.8
1972 57.9 42.7
1973 58.8 43.6
1974 59.6 44.5
1975 58.4 45.5
1976 61.2 46.4
1977 61.5 47.4
1978 62.5 48.5
1979 63.1 49.5
1980 63.7 50.6
1981 64.1 51.7
1982 64.5 52.4
1983 64.8 53.6
1984 65 54.6
1985 65.3 55.4
1986 64.7 54
1987 65.7 56.8
1988 65.9 57.4
1989 66.1 58
1990 66.2 58.5
1991 66.4 58.8
1992 66.5 59.3
1993 66.6 59.7
1994 66.7 59.8
1995 66.7 60.5
1996 66.7 60.9
1997 66.8 61.3
1998 66.9 61.8
1999 67 62.3
2000 67.1 62.8
2001 67.2 63.3
2002 67.4 63.8
2003 67.5 64.4
2004 67.6 64.9
2005 67.8 65.4
2006 68 65.8
2007 67.8 66.2
2008 68.3 66.6
2009 68.4 66.9
2010 68.7 67.2
2011 68.8 67.4
2012 69 67.6
2013 69 68
2014 69 68
2015 69.3 66.8
2016 69.5 67.1
2017 69.7 67.1
2018 69.8 65.9
2019 70 66.6
2020 69.3 66.4
2021 68.9 66
2022 70.4 68
2023 70.5 69.3
2024 70.7 69.4
2025 70.8 69.6

Solomon Islands and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Yemen
Year Population
Solomon Islands Yemen
1960 139,688 5,532,301
1961 142,912 5,655,232
1962 146,201 5,782,221
1963 149,589 5,911,135
1964 153,085 6,048,006
1965 156,686 6,195,593
1966 160,393 6,351,494
1967 164,245 6,516,444
1968 168,282 6,690,524
1969 172,476 6,875,859
1970 176,579 7,065,279
1971 180,637 7,257,462
1972 184,994 7,460,068
1973 189,774 7,672,796
1974 195,041 7,896,783
1975 200,744 8,133,598
1976 207,194 8,384,113
1977 214,418 8,648,222
1978 222,029 8,926,586
1979 229,953 9,224,194
1980 238,135 9,543,358
1981 246,555 9,882,362
1982 255,200 10,241,006
1983 264,068 10,621,499
1984 273,163 11,025,597
1985 282,455 11,453,825
1986 291,842 11,901,040
1987 301,414 12,369,912
1988 311,265 12,859,708
1989 321,282 13,364,174
1990 331,435 13,887,862
1991 341,738 14,430,201
1992 352,205 14,989,494
1993 362,839 15,563,914
1994 373,675 16,149,147
1995 384,733 16,740,058
1996 396,009 17,313,177
1997 407,474 17,873,936
1998 419,071 18,446,013
1999 430,500 19,029,420
2000 440,469 19,624,141
2001 449,125 20,226,147
2002 457,671 20,835,086
2003 466,154 21,456,379
2004 474,611 22,095,167
2005 483,080 22,790,085
2006 491,594 23,543,083
2007 500,156 24,318,082
2008 508,790 25,111,941
2009 518,141 25,927,724
2010 532,968 26,754,387
2011 552,945 27,582,897
2012 573,606 28,433,647
2013 594,945 29,312,952
2014 616,908 30,226,309
2015 639,415 31,159,379
2016 662,379 32,109,010
2017 685,672 33,090,921
2018 709,101 34,085,182
2019 728,147 35,111,408
2020 744,498 36,134,863
2021 762,591 37,140,230
2022 781,066 38,222,876
2023 800,005 39,390,799
2024 819,198 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Yemen

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Yemen
1960 7.07 7.99
1961 7.05 8
1962 7.04 8.01
1963 7.03 8.03
1964 7.05 8.07
1965 7.02 8.1
1966 7 8.14
1967 6.97 8.17
1968 6.95 8.19
1969 6.97 8.22
1970 6.98 8.23
1971 6.99 8.26
1972 6.99 8.27
1973 7 8.29
1974 7.01 8.33
1975 6.99 8.37
1976 6.95 8.42
1977 6.92 8.47
1978 6.87 8.5
1979 6.82 8.67
1980 6.77 8.71
1981 6.71 8.75
1982 6.64 8.79
1983 6.57 8.83
1984 6.49 8.85
1985 6.38 8.86
1986 6.26 8.86
1987 6.12 8.83
1988 5.99 8.79
1989 5.87 8.71
1990 5.74 8.61
1991 5.62 8.46
1992 5.51 8.27
1993 5.45 8.05
1994 5.4 7.8
1995 5.34 7.53
1996 5.22 7
1997 5.09 6.82
1998 4.98 6.64
1999 4.86 6.49
2000 4.76 6.32
2001 4.67 6.14
2002 4.6 5.97
2003 4.54 5.84
2004 4.47 5.71
2005 4.41 5.56
2006 4.39 5.41
2007 4.37 5.26
2008 4.36 5.11
2009 4.35 5
2010 4.34 4.81
2011 4.34 4.63
2012 4.33 4.63
2013 4.33 4.62
2014 4.36 4.62
2015 4.29 4.62
2016 4.2 4.61
2017 4.06 4.61
2018 3.93 4.61
2019 3.8 4.6
2020 3.75 4.6
2021 3.69 4.6
2022 3.62 4.59
2023 3.56 4.59

Solomon Islands and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Yemen
1960 16.8 19.7
1961 16.9 19.6
1962 16.9 19.6
1963 17 19.5
1964 17 19.4
1965 17 19.3
1966 17 19.2
1967 16.9 19.1
1968 16.8 18.9
1969 16.8 18.7
1970 16.7 18.4
1971 16.6 18.1
1972 16.6 17.8
1973 16.4 17.6
1974 16.3 17.3
1975 16.1 17
1976 15.9 16.8
1977 15.9 16.6
1978 15.8 16.3
1979 15.8 16.1
1980 15.8 15.9
1981 15.9 15.7
1982 15.9 15.5
1983 16 15.3
1984 16.1 15.1
1985 16.2 15
1986 16.3 14.9
1987 16.4 14.8
1988 16.5 14.7
1989 16.7 14.6
1990 16.8 14.6
1991 17 14.6
1992 17.1 14.6
1993 17.2 14.6
1994 17.4 14.6
1995 17.5 14.7
1996 17.7 14.8
1997 17.8 14.9
1998 17.9 15
1999 18.1 15.2
2000 18.3 15.4
2001 18.4 15.6
2002 18.6 15.8
2003 18.8 16
2004 19 16.2
2005 19.1 16.4
2006 19.2 16.7
2007 19.4 16.9
2008 19.4 17.2
2009 19.5 17.4
2010 19.6 17.7
2011 19.6 17.9
2012 19.7 18.1
2013 19.7 18.3
2014 19.8 18.5
2015 19.9 18.7
2016 20 18.8
2017 20.2 18.9
2018 20.4 19
2019 20.5 19.1
2020 20.7 19.1
2021 20.9 19.1
2022 21.1 19.2
2023 21.3 19.2
2024 21.5 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Solomon Islands Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Yemen
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
54.1%
2004
English speaking
31.7%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
13.8%
2020

Health

Solomon Islands Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Yemen
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
n/a

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