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Solomon Islands vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 141st vs. 37th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Zambia
Population
854419
22402291
Population rank 161/197 62/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 153/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$388M
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Zambia
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 $25,203,524 $1,340,639,464
1968 $28,084,253 $1,573,739,371
1969 $28,606,411 $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 $50,056,883 $1,653,259,341
1972 $40,606,712 $1,872,416,680
1973 $55,272,109 $2,434,255,237
1974 $84,539,332 $2,910,981,262
1975 $74,620,320 $2,442,672,141
1976 $83,100,834 $2,742,859,263
1977 $93,145,283 $2,515,296,940
1978 $111,027,427 $2,811,032,473
1979 $151,276,496 $3,353,445,378
1980 $182,852,107 $3,884,530,854
1981 $193,750,541 $4,008,126,497
1982 $192,902,019 $3,871,117,093
1983 $181,220,399 $3,321,048,451
1984 $181,570,474 $2,719,518,933
1985 $165,524,943 $2,252,454,500
1986 $147,620,048 $1,664,413,508
1987 $155,128,542 $2,265,250,972
1988 $176,494,394 $3,728,878,149
1989 $172,882,411 $3,994,673,161
1990 $214,877,667 $3,288,381,797
1991 $227,540,473 $3,376,806,697
1992 $269,034,596 $3,182,810,841
1993 $300,746,361 $3,273,505,344
1994 $402,837,005 $3,656,806,166
1995 $469,443,202 $3,806,983,413
1996 $510,586,430 $3,597,220,962
1997 $526,554,006 $4,303,288,480
1998 $457,579,840 $3,537,741,942
1999 $488,024,514 $3,404,284,891
2000 $419,842,674 $3,600,632,111
2001 $409,508,553 $4,094,441,301
2002 $346,406,739 $4,193,850,445
2003 $417,668,983 $4,901,869,764
2004 $468,005,319 $6,221,110,219
2005 $552,864,570 $8,331,870,169
2006 $617,258,154 $12,756,858,899
2007 $695,295,348 $14,056,957,976
2008 $776,337,692 $17,910,858,638
2009 $805,557,563 $15,328,342,304
2010 $898,133,685 $20,265,559,484
2011 $1,063,895,361 $23,459,515,276
2012 $1,185,215,418 $25,503,060,420
2013 $1,285,911,586 $28,037,239,463
2014 $1,335,571,421 $27,141,023,558
2015 $1,307,909,888 $21,251,216,799
2016 $1,379,490,304 $20,958,412,538
2017 $1,469,789,119 $25,873,601,261
2018 $1,615,478,393 $26,311,507,274
2019 $1,619,155,017 $23,308,667,781
2020 $1,536,145,814 $18,137,764,931
2021 $1,522,794,913 $22,096,416,932
2022 $1,566,360,686 $29,163,782,140
2023 $1,660,896,531 $27,577,956,471
2024 $1,760,767,447 $26,325,775,287

Solomon Islands and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 $153.5 $341
1968 $166.9 $387
1969 $165.9 $459
1970 $162 $414
1971 $277.1 $372
1972 $219.5 $410
1973 $291.3 $518
1974 $433 $601
1975 $372 $490
1976 $401 $533
1977 $434 $474
1978 $500 $514
1979 $658 $595
1980 $768 $669
1981 $786 $670
1982 $756 $627
1983 $686 $520
1984 $665 $413
1985 $586 $332
1986 $506 $238.2
1987 $515 $315
1988 $567 $504
1989 $538 $526
1990 $648 $422
1991 $666 $423
1992 $764 $389
1993 $829 $391
1994 $1,078 $426
1995 $1,220 $433
1996 $1,289 $400
1997 $1,292 $466
1998 $1,092 $373
1999 $1,134 $350
2000 $953 $359
2001 $912 $397
2002 $757 $394
2003 $896 $446
2004 $986 $549
2005 $1,144 $711
2006 $1,256 $1,052
2007 $1,390 $1,119
2008 $1,526 $1,376
2009 $1,555 $1,136
2010 $1,685 $1,451
2011 $1,924 $1,625
2012 $2,066 $1,710
2013 $2,161 $1,821
2014 $2,165 $1,707
2015 $2,045 $1,296
2016 $2,083 $1,239
2017 $2,144 $1,483
2018 $2,278 $1,464
2019 $2,224 $1,259
2020 $2,063 $952
2021 $1,997 $1,127
2022 $2,005 $1,447
2023 $2,076 $1,331
2024 $2,149 $1,235

Solomon Islands vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Zambia
1950 41.4 46.8
1951 42 47.2
1952 42.6 47.6
1953 43.2 48
1954 43.7 48.4
1955 44.3 48.8
1956 42.8 49.1
1957 45.7 49.5
1958 46.3 49.9
1959 47 50.3
1960 47.7 50.6
1961 48.3 51
1962 49 51.3
1963 49.8 51.6
1964 50.6 51.2
1965 51.4 52.1
1966 52.3 52.3
1967 53.1 52.5
1968 54.1 52.7
1969 55.1 53
1970 56.1 53.4
1971 57 53.9
1972 57.9 54.4
1973 58.8 54.9
1974 59.6 55.4
1975 58.4 55.7
1976 61.2 56.1
1977 61.5 56.3
1978 62.5 56.3
1979 63.1 56
1980 63.7 55.5
1981 64.1 55
1982 64.5 54.4
1983 64.8 53.7
1984 65 52.9
1985 65.3 52
1986 64.7 51.1
1987 65.7 50.4
1988 65.9 49.7
1989 66.1 48.9
1990 66.2 48.2
1991 66.4 47.4
1992 66.5 47
1993 66.6 46.7
1994 66.7 46.3
1995 66.7 46.1
1996 66.7 45.8
1997 66.8 45.7
1998 66.9 45.7
1999 67 45.9
2000 67.1 46.6
2001 67.2 47.4
2002 67.4 48.5
2003 67.5 49.6
2004 67.6 50.5
2005 67.8 51.6
2006 68 52.7
2007 67.8 53.7
2008 68.3 54.8
2009 68.4 55.9
2010 68.7 56.9
2011 68.8 57.8
2012 69 58.7
2013 69 59.4
2014 69 60.1
2015 69.3 60.7
2016 69.5 61.1
2017 69.7 61.6
2018 69.8 62.1
2019 70 62.9
2020 69.3 63.4
2021 68.9 62.4
2022 70.4 65.3
2023 70.5 66.3
2024 70.7 66.5
2025 70.8 66.7

Solomon Islands and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Zambia
Year Population
Solomon Islands Zambia
1960 139,688 3,153,729
1961 142,912 3,254,086
1962 146,201 3,358,099
1963 149,589 3,465,907
1964 153,085 3,577,017
1965 156,686 3,692,086
1966 160,393 3,812,003
1967 164,245 3,936,343
1968 168,282 4,065,593
1969 172,476 4,197,116
1970 176,579 4,321,718
1971 180,637 4,442,525
1972 184,994 4,569,309
1973 189,774 4,702,693
1974 195,041 4,842,746
1975 200,744 4,990,086
1976 207,194 5,143,842
1977 214,418 5,302,480
1978 222,029 5,465,374
1979 229,953 5,631,728
1980 238,135 5,802,833
1981 246,555 5,983,289
1982 255,200 6,178,637
1983 264,068 6,381,038
1984 273,163 6,580,490
1985 282,455 6,780,953
1986 291,842 6,986,471
1987 301,414 7,191,282
1988 311,265 7,391,440
1989 321,282 7,589,216
1990 331,435 7,786,169
1991 341,738 7,981,650
1992 352,205 8,176,680
1993 362,839 8,373,921
1994 373,675 8,576,269
1995 384,733 8,785,763
1996 396,009 9,004,053
1997 407,474 9,237,063
1998 419,071 9,482,408
1999 430,500 9,740,005
2000 440,469 10,017,631
2001 449,125 10,325,185
2002 457,671 10,647,949
2003 466,154 10,983,595
2004 474,611 11,338,198
2005 483,080 11,718,819
2006 491,594 12,129,553
2007 500,156 12,565,085
2008 508,790 13,021,324
2009 518,141 13,490,389
2010 532,968 13,965,594
2011 552,945 14,437,796
2012 573,606 14,913,629
2013 594,945 15,398,997
2014 616,908 15,895,315
2015 639,415 16,399,089
2016 662,379 16,914,423
2017 685,672 17,441,320
2018 709,101 17,973,569
2019 728,147 18,513,839
2020 744,498 19,059,395
2021 762,591 19,603,607
2022 781,066 20,152,938
2023 800,005 20,723,965
2024 819,198 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Zambia

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Zambia
1960 7.07 6.95
1961 7.05 6.98
1962 7.04 7.01
1963 7.03 7.06
1964 7.05 7.09
1965 7.02 7.12
1966 7 7.14
1967 6.97 7.15
1968 6.95 7.18
1969 6.97 7.18
1970 6.98 7.22
1971 6.99 7.26
1972 6.99 7.3
1973 7 7.34
1974 7.01 7.36
1975 6.99 7.42
1976 6.95 7.39
1977 6.92 7.35
1978 6.87 7.29
1979 6.82 7.22
1980 6.77 7.14
1981 6.71 7.07
1982 6.64 7.04
1983 6.57 7.01
1984 6.49 6.97
1985 6.38 6.93
1986 6.26 6.87
1987 6.12 6.8
1988 5.99 6.7
1989 5.87 6.64
1990 5.74 6.57
1991 5.62 6.46
1992 5.51 6.35
1993 5.45 6.3
1994 5.4 6.26
1995 5.34 6.23
1996 5.22 6.18
1997 5.09 6.12
1998 4.98 6.07
1999 4.86 6
2000 4.76 5.92
2001 4.67 5.85
2002 4.6 5.77
2003 4.54 5.71
2004 4.47 5.7
2005 4.41 5.7
2006 4.39 5.68
2007 4.37 5.61
2008 4.36 5.53
2009 4.35 5.45
2010 4.34 5.36
2011 4.34 5.26
2012 4.33 5.14
2013 4.33 5.01
2014 4.36 4.89
2015 4.29 4.78
2016 4.2 4.67
2017 4.06 4.57
2018 3.93 4.49
2019 3.8 4.42
2020 3.75 4.32
2021 3.69 4.25
2022 3.62 4.18
2023 3.56 4.1

Solomon Islands and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Zambia
1960 16.8 17
1961 16.9 16.9
1962 16.9 16.8
1963 17 16.7
1964 17 16.6
1965 17 16.6
1966 17 16.5
1967 16.9 16.5
1968 16.8 16.4
1969 16.8 16.4
1970 16.7 16.2
1971 16.6 16.1
1972 16.6 15.9
1973 16.4 15.8
1974 16.3 15.7
1975 16.1 15.5
1976 15.9 15.4
1977 15.9 15.4
1978 15.8 15.3
1979 15.8 15.3
1980 15.8 15.2
1981 15.9 15.3
1982 15.9 15.3
1983 16 15.4
1984 16.1 15.4
1985 16.2 15.5
1986 16.3 15.5
1987 16.4 15.6
1988 16.5 15.6
1989 16.7 15.7
1990 16.8 15.7
1991 17 15.7
1992 17.1 15.8
1993 17.2 15.8
1994 17.4 15.8
1995 17.5 15.8
1996 17.7 15.8
1997 17.8 15.8
1998 17.9 15.8
1999 18.1 15.8
2000 18.3 15.9
2001 18.4 15.9
2002 18.6 16
2003 18.8 16.1
2004 19 16.2
2005 19.1 16.3
2006 19.2 16.3
2007 19.4 16.4
2008 19.4 16.5
2009 19.5 16.6
2010 19.6 16.7
2011 19.6 16.8
2012 19.7 16.9
2013 19.7 17
2014 19.8 17.1
2015 19.9 17.2
2016 20 17.4
2017 20.2 17.5
2018 20.4 17.7
2019 20.5 17.9
2020 20.7 18
2021 20.9 18.2
2022 21.1 18.4
2023 21.3 18.6
2024 21.5 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
72.7%
2024

Energy

Solomon Islands Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Zambia
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
82%
2023
English speaking
31.7%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Solomon Islands Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Zambia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
42,049 mi
2018

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