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Solomon Islands vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Solomon Islands has a population of 819K (ranked 162/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). The Solomon Islands' land area is 10,807 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 141st vs. 60th).

By GDP, The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
Population
854419
17210092
Population rank 161/197 74/197
GDP
$1.76B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 182/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$2,149
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 153/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,872
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$388M
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
23.7%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$473
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 169/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,069
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
10,807 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.56
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
21.5 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Solomon Islands

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 $25,203,524 $1,397,002,112
1968 $28,084,253 $1,479,600,019
1969 $28,606,411 $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 $50,056,883 $2,178,716,475
1972 $40,606,712 $2,677,729,616
1973 $55,272,109 $3,309,353,866
1974 $84,539,332 $3,982,161,721
1975 $74,620,320 $4,371,301,052
1976 $83,100,834 $4,318,372,348
1977 $93,145,283 $4,364,382,451
1978 $111,027,427 $4,351,600,850
1979 $151,276,496 $5,177,459,817
1980 $182,852,107 $6,678,868,738
1981 $193,750,541 $8,011,374,445
1982 $192,902,019 $8,539,701,388
1983 $181,220,399 $7,764,067,625
1984 $181,570,474 $6,352,126,411
1985 $165,524,943 $5,637,259,754
1986 $147,620,048 $6,217,524,201
1987 $155,128,542 $6,741,215,643
1988 $176,494,394 $7,814,784,729
1989 $172,882,411 $8,286,323,367
1990 $214,877,667 $8,783,817,407
1991 $227,540,473 $8,641,482,396
1992 $269,034,596 $6,751,472,744
1993 $300,746,361 $6,563,813,829
1994 $402,837,005 $6,890,675,555
1995 $469,443,202 $7,111,271,273
1996 $510,586,430 $8,553,147,289
1997 $526,554,006 $8,529,572,287
1998 $457,579,840 $6,401,968,715
1999 $488,024,514 $6,858,013,652
2000 $419,842,674 $6,689,958,139
2001 $409,508,553 $6,777,385,246
2002 $346,406,739 $6,342,116,911
2003 $417,668,983 $5,727,592,261
2004 $468,005,319 $5,805,598,867
2005 $552,864,570 $5,755,215,663
2006 $617,258,154 $5,443,896,938
2007 $695,295,348 $5,291,950,526
2008 $776,337,692 $4,415,703,156
2009 $805,557,563 $9,665,815,601
2010 $898,133,685 $12,041,602,762
2011 $1,063,895,361 $14,101,801,031
2012 $1,185,215,418 $17,114,762,914
2013 $1,285,911,586 $19,091,004,042
2014 $1,335,571,421 $19,495,547,523
2015 $1,307,909,888 $19,963,058,858
2016 $1,379,490,304 $20,548,759,858
2017 $1,469,789,119 $51,074,726,484
2018 $1,615,478,393 $34,156,057,417
2019 $1,619,155,017 $25,715,657,177
2020 $1,536,145,814 $26,868,564,055
2021 $1,522,794,913 $27,240,507,842
2022 $1,566,360,686 $32,789,657,378
2023 $1,660,896,531 $35,231,369,343
2024 $1,760,767,447 $44,187,704,410

Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Solomon Islands

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 $153.5 $294.2
1968 $166.9 $302
1969 $165.9 $346
1970 $162 $361
1971 $277.1 $405
1972 $219.5 $483
1973 $291.3 $579
1974 $433 $674
1975 $372 $717
1976 $401 $687
1977 $434 $677
1978 $500 $665
1979 $658 $779
1980 $768 $949
1981 $786 $1,068
1982 $756 $1,095
1983 $686 $959
1984 $665 $757
1985 $586 $649
1986 $506 $692
1987 $515 $726
1988 $567 $815
1989 $538 $840
1990 $648 $866
1991 $666 $831
1992 $764 $631
1993 $829 $604
1994 $1,078 $634
1995 $1,220 $648
1996 $1,289 $767
1997 $1,292 $750
1998 $1,092 $552
1999 $1,134 $582
2000 $953 $563
2001 $912 $566
2002 $757 $525
2003 $896 $468
2004 $986 $469
2005 $1,144 $461
2006 $1,256 $431
2007 $1,390 $413
2008 $1,526 $341
2009 $1,555 $735
2010 $1,685 $902
2011 $1,924 $1,037
2012 $2,066 $1,239
2013 $2,161 $1,362
2014 $2,165 $1,372
2015 $2,045 $1,386
2016 $2,083 $1,407
2017 $2,144 $3,448
2018 $2,278 $2,272
2019 $2,224 $1,684
2020 $2,063 $1,730
2021 $1,997 $1,724
2022 $2,005 $2,041
2023 $2,076 $2,156
2024 $2,149 $2,656

Solomon Islands vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Solomon Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
1950 41.4 49.4
1951 42 49.8
1952 42.6 50.2
1953 43.2 50.6
1954 43.7 51
1955 44.3 51.4
1956 42.8 51.8
1957 45.7 52.2
1958 46.3 52.6
1959 47 53
1960 47.7 53.5
1961 48.3 54
1962 49 54.5
1963 49.8 54.9
1964 50.6 55.4
1965 51.4 55.9
1966 52.3 56.4
1967 53.1 56.8
1968 54.1 57.1
1969 55.1 57.5
1970 56.1 57.8
1971 57 58
1972 57.9 58.2
1973 58.8 58.1
1974 59.6 58.2
1975 58.4 58.2
1976 61.2 57.6
1977 61.5 57
1978 62.5 54.7
1979 63.1 54.9
1980 63.7 59.1
1981 64.1 59.4
1982 64.5 59.9
1983 64.8 60
1984 65 60.6
1985 65.3 60.9
1986 64.7 61
1987 65.7 60.7
1988 65.9 60.2
1989 66.1 59.4
1990 66.2 58.3
1991 66.4 57
1992 66.5 55.6
1993 66.6 54
1994 66.7 52.5
1995 66.7 51.1
1996 66.7 49
1997 66.8 48.5
1998 66.9 47.6
1999 67 46.4
2000 67.1 46
2001 67.2 44.5
2002 67.4 45.9
2003 67.5 45.4
2004 67.6 46
2005 67.8 46.6
2006 68 47.1
2007 67.8 47.6
2008 68.3 48.5
2009 68.4 49.7
2010 68.7 51.9
2011 68.8 53.9
2012 69 55.4
2013 69 56.8
2014 69 58.1
2015 69.3 59
2016 69.5 59.8
2017 69.7 60.3
2018 69.8 60.9
2019 70 61.1
2020 69.3 61.5
2021 68.9 60.1
2022 70.4 62.4
2023 70.5 62.8
2024 70.7 63.1
2025 70.8 63.3

Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Solomon Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
1960 139,688 3,809,389
1961 142,912 3,930,401
1962 146,201 4,055,959
1963 149,589 4,185,877
1964 153,085 4,320,006
1965 156,686 4,458,462
1966 160,393 4,601,217
1967 164,245 4,748,307
1968 168,282 4,900,440
1969 172,476 5,058,181
1970 176,579 5,215,918
1971 180,637 5,374,712
1972 184,994 5,542,445
1973 189,774 5,720,404
1974 195,041 5,908,328
1975 200,744 6,098,658
1976 207,194 6,287,105
1977 214,418 6,449,512
1978 222,029 6,543,575
1979 229,953 6,647,556
1980 238,135 7,041,303
1981 246,555 7,498,635
1982 255,200 7,796,496
1983 264,068 8,098,404
1984 273,163 8,391,488
1985 282,455 8,686,813
1986 291,842 8,982,578
1987 301,414 9,284,644
1988 311,265 9,583,094
1989 321,282 9,864,798
1990 331,435 10,137,281
1991 341,738 10,404,816
1992 352,205 10,702,700
1993 362,839 10,860,288
1994 373,675 10,873,148
1995 384,733 10,974,599
1996 396,009 11,158,360
1997 407,474 11,369,827
1998 419,071 11,594,297
1999 430,500 11,783,458
2000 440,469 11,892,055
2001 449,125 11,971,901
2002 457,671 12,087,653
2003 466,154 12,232,323
2004 474,611 12,365,896
2005 483,080 12,483,432
2006 491,594 12,636,445
2007 500,156 12,804,058
2008 508,790 12,959,149
2009 518,141 13,142,790
2010 532,968 13,356,548
2011 552,945 13,595,424
2012 573,606 13,817,887
2013 594,945 14,013,808
2014 616,908 14,207,359
2015 639,415 14,399,013
2016 662,379 14,600,294
2017 685,672 14,812,482
2018 709,101 15,034,452
2019 728,147 15,271,368
2020 744,498 15,526,888
2021 762,591 15,797,210
2022 781,066 16,069,056
2023 800,005 16,340,822
2024 819,198 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Solomon Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
1960 7.07 7.2
1961 7.05 7.21
1962 7.04 7.23
1963 7.03 7.23
1964 7.05 7.23
1965 7.02 7.23
1966 7 7.2
1967 6.97 7.16
1968 6.95 7.11
1969 6.97 7.04
1970 6.98 6.98
1971 6.99 6.94
1972 6.99 6.94
1973 7 6.94
1974 7.01 6.88
1975 6.99 6.83
1976 6.95 6.77
1977 6.92 6.71
1978 6.87 6.66
1979 6.82 6.59
1980 6.77 6.52
1981 6.71 6.45
1982 6.64 6.33
1983 6.57 6.2
1984 6.49 6.04
1985 6.38 5.87
1986 6.26 5.69
1987 6.12 5.5
1988 5.99 5.28
1989 5.87 5.07
1990 5.74 4.88
1991 5.62 4.72
1992 5.51 4.57
1993 5.45 4.39
1994 5.4 4.28
1995 5.34 4.15
1996 5.22 4.11
1997 5.09 4.08
1998 4.98 4.07
1999 4.86 4.06
2000 4.76 4.01
2001 4.67 3.98
2002 4.6 3.93
2003 4.54 3.86
2004 4.47 3.78
2005 4.41 3.69
2006 4.39 3.64
2007 4.37 3.68
2008 4.36 3.78
2009 4.35 3.95
2010 4.34 4.04
2011 4.34 4.13
2012 4.33 4.13
2013 4.33 4.11
2014 4.36 4.01
2015 4.29 3.91
2016 4.2 3.83
2017 4.06 3.77
2018 3.93 3.74
2019 3.8 3.75
2020 3.75 3.75
2021 3.69 3.77
2022 3.62 3.77
2023 3.56 3.72

Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Solomon Islands

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
1960 16.8 16.4
1961 16.9 16.2
1962 16.9 16
1963 17 15.8
1964 17 15.7
1965 17 15.7
1966 17 15.7
1967 16.9 15.7
1968 16.8 15.7
1969 16.8 15.7
1970 16.7 15.7
1971 16.6 15.8
1972 16.6 15.8
1973 16.4 15.8
1974 16.3 15.9
1975 16.1 15.9
1976 15.9 15.8
1977 15.9 15.8
1978 15.8 15.7
1979 15.8 15.6
1980 15.8 15.6
1981 15.9 15.7
1982 15.9 15.8
1983 16 15.8
1984 16.1 15.8
1985 16.2 15.9
1986 16.3 15.9
1987 16.4 15.9
1988 16.5 15.9
1989 16.7 16.1
1990 16.8 16.3
1991 17 16.5
1992 17.1 16.4
1993 17.2 16.3
1994 17.4 16.4
1995 17.5 16.6
1996 17.7 16.9
1997 17.8 17.2
1998 17.9 17.5
1999 18.1 17.7
2000 18.3 17.8
2001 18.4 18
2002 18.6 18.1
2003 18.8 18.2
2004 19 18.3
2005 19.1 18.3
2006 19.2 18.5
2007 19.4 18.5
2008 19.4 18.5
2009 19.5 18.4
2010 19.6 18.3
2011 19.6 18.2
2012 19.7 18.1
2013 19.7 18
2014 19.8 18
2015 19.9 18
2016 20 18
2017 20.2 18.1
2018 20.4 18.2
2019 20.5 18.3
2020 20.7 18.5
2021 20.9 18.6
2022 21.1 18.7
2023 21.3 18.9
2024 21.5 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$1.71B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.7%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.29%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.15%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.69%
2013
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
47.3%
2022
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
18.7%
2022
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
56.3
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.2%
2012
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2012
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$688M
2023
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$95.2M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,400
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.63%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
128 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.6
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.42 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.52 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
50.1%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
6.56%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.86%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
81.3%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,610
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
26.5%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.35 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.14 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.4
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
43
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
2
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
3.68
2008
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.5
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
137
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
84.1%
2013
89.8%
2022
English speaking
31.7%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
42.5%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$96.7
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$3.6
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
70.8 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.4%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2016
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
22.6 years
2025
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
123
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
20.6
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
23.3%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
12%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.45 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Solomon Islands Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
13,192 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
422 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
9,733 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
864 mi
2011
60,439 mi
2019

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