Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands

Papua New Guinea (Oceania) and Solomon Islands (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1967-2025

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1967 Papua New Guinea: 188.97 Solomon Islands: 153.45 World: 664.4 1968 Papua New Guinea: 202.94 Solomon Islands: 166.89 World: 703.46 1969 Papua New Guinea: 225.29 Solomon Islands: 165.86 World: 761.11 1971 Papua New Guinea: 279.67 Solomon Islands: 277.11 World: 884.88 1972 Papua New Guinea: 326.72 Solomon Islands: 219.5 World: 1,002 1973 Papua New Guinea: 482.82 Solomon Islands: 291.25 World: 1,201.53 1974 Papua New Guinea: 533.09 Solomon Islands: 433.44 World: 1,362.19 1975 Papua New Guinea: 481.95 Solomon Islands: 371.72 World: 1,488.94 1976 Papua New Guinea: 525.43 Solomon Islands: 401.08 World: 1,589.73 1977 Papua New Guinea: 558.02 Solomon Islands: 434.41 World: 1,766.28 1978 Papua New Guinea: 648.49 Solomon Islands: 500.06 World: 2,055.49 1979 Papua New Guinea: 747.8 Solomon Islands: 657.86 World: 2,335.19 1980 Papua New Guinea: 812.96 Solomon Islands: 767.85 World: 2,587.01 1981 Papua New Guinea: 781.41 Solomon Islands: 785.83 World: 2,628.62 1982 Papua New Guinea: 725.65 Solomon Islands: 755.89 World: 2,554.08 1983 Papua New Guinea: 768.64 Solomon Islands: 686.26 World: 2,561.17 1984 Papua New Guinea: 749.64 Solomon Islands: 664.7 World: 2,614.33 1985 Papua New Guinea: 696.57 Solomon Islands: 586.02 World: 2,690.59 1986 Papua New Guinea: 744.91 Solomon Islands: 505.82 World: 3,118.57 1987 Papua New Guinea: 865.47 Solomon Islands: 514.67 World: 3,487.88 1988 Papua New Guinea: 984.99 Solomon Islands: 567.02 World: 3,829.99 1989 Papua New Guinea: 934.25 Solomon Islands: 538.1 World: 3,930.51 1990 Papua New Guinea: 826.32 Solomon Islands: 648.33 World: 4,338.94 1991 Papua New Guinea: 941.71 Solomon Islands: 665.83 World: 4,453.9 1992 Papua New Guinea: 1,050.71 Solomon Islands: 763.86 World: 4,679.98 1993 Papua New Guinea: 1,151.28 Solomon Islands: 828.87 World: 4,685.3 1994 Papua New Guinea: 1,228.24 Solomon Islands: 1,078.04 World: 4,967.01 1995 Papua New Guinea: 998.23 Solomon Islands: 1,220.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 Papua New Guinea: 1,071.04 Solomon Islands: 1,289.33 World: 5,507.22 1997 Papua New Guinea: 989.72 Solomon Islands: 1,292.24 World: 5,408.57 1998 Papua New Guinea: 733.48 Solomon Islands: 1,091.89 World: 5,302.34 1999 Papua New Guinea: 649.99 Solomon Islands: 1,133.62 World: 5,401.23 2000 Papua New Guinea: 635.96 Solomon Islands: 953.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Papua New Guinea: 537.85 Solomon Islands: 911.79 World: 5,404.2 2002 Papua New Guinea: 506.33 Solomon Islands: 756.89 World: 5,539.32 2003 Papua New Guinea: 577.47 Solomon Islands: 895.98 World: 6,129.87 2004 Papua New Guinea: 620.6 Solomon Islands: 986.07 World: 6,818 2005 Papua New Guinea: 744.49 Solomon Islands: 1,144.49 World: 7,290.57 2006 Papua New Guinea: 1,238.18 Solomon Islands: 1,255.62 World: 7,803.19 2007 Papua New Guinea: 1,370.75 Solomon Islands: 1,390.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Papua New Guinea: 1,624.79 Solomon Islands: 1,525.85 World: 9,425.74 2009 Papua New Guinea: 1,568.83 Solomon Islands: 1,554.71 World: 8,827.04 2010 Papua New Guinea: 1,866.87 Solomon Islands: 1,685.15 World: 9,555.07 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2,288.38 Solomon Islands: 1,924.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Papua New Guinea: 2,635.09 Solomon Islands: 2,066.26 World: 10,597.85 2013 Papua New Guinea: 2,560.77 Solomon Islands: 2,161.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Papua New Guinea: 2,723.18 Solomon Islands: 2,164.95 World: 10,912.24 2015 Papua New Guinea: 2,484.6 Solomon Islands: 2,045.48 World: 10,191.98 2016 Papua New Guinea: 2,316.39 Solomon Islands: 2,082.62 World: 10,239.47 2017 Papua New Guinea: 2,477.77 Solomon Islands: 2,143.58 World: 10,784.4 2018 Papua New Guinea: 2,566.37 Solomon Islands: 2,278.2 World: 11,344.73 2019 Papua New Guinea: 2,575.77 Solomon Islands: 2,223.66 World: 11,417.6 2020 Papua New Guinea: 2,429.61 Solomon Islands: 2,063.33 World: 10,999.49 2021 Papua New Guinea: 2,607.98 Solomon Islands: 2,043.44 World: 12,472.91 2022 Papua New Guinea: 3,102.29 Solomon Islands: 1,877.78 World: 12,876.24 2023 Papua New Guinea: 2,966.06 Solomon Islands: 1,882.64 World: 13,313.86 2024 Papua New Guinea: 2,912.49 Solomon Islands: 1,933.56 World: 13,717.09 2025 Papua New Guinea: 3,019.53 Solomon Islands: 2,086.19 World: 14,405.85 1967 1986 1995 2004 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Papua New Guinea: 45.81 Solomon Islands: 47.68 World: 50.94 1961 Papua New Guinea: 46.43 Solomon Islands: 48.34 World: 52.8 1962 Papua New Guinea: 46.71 Solomon Islands: 49.04 World: 55.29 1963 Papua New Guinea: 47.67 Solomon Islands: 49.82 World: 55.65 1964 Papua New Guinea: 48.3 Solomon Islands: 50.58 World: 56.1 1965 Papua New Guinea: 48.93 Solomon Islands: 51.41 World: 55.93 1966 Papua New Guinea: 49.57 Solomon Islands: 52.26 World: 56.45 1967 Papua New Guinea: 50.25 Solomon Islands: 53.06 World: 56.9 1968 Papua New Guinea: 50.88 Solomon Islands: 54.14 World: 57.34 1969 Papua New Guinea: 51.52 Solomon Islands: 55.1 World: 57.68 1970 Papua New Guinea: 52.14 Solomon Islands: 56.06 World: 57.94 1971 Papua New Guinea: 52.59 Solomon Islands: 57.02 World: 58.02 1972 Papua New Guinea: 53.25 Solomon Islands: 57.91 World: 58.84 1973 Papua New Guinea: 53.85 Solomon Islands: 58.78 World: 59.3 1974 Papua New Guinea: 54.44 Solomon Islands: 59.61 World: 59.7 1975 Papua New Guinea: 54.98 Solomon Islands: 58.4 World: 60.13 1976 Papua New Guinea: 55.53 Solomon Islands: 61.15 World: 60.45 1977 Papua New Guinea: 56.05 Solomon Islands: 61.53 World: 61.04 1978 Papua New Guinea: 56.52 Solomon Islands: 62.54 World: 61.39 1979 Papua New Guinea: 56.97 Solomon Islands: 63.13 World: 61.84 1980 Papua New Guinea: 57.39 Solomon Islands: 63.67 World: 62.15 1981 Papua New Guinea: 57.76 Solomon Islands: 64.08 World: 62.52 1982 Papua New Guinea: 58.08 Solomon Islands: 64.46 World: 62.87 1983 Papua New Guinea: 58.29 Solomon Islands: 64.77 World: 63.13 1984 Papua New Guinea: 58.58 Solomon Islands: 65.05 World: 63.44 1985 Papua New Guinea: 58.8 Solomon Islands: 65.29 World: 63.73 1986 Papua New Guinea: 59.02 Solomon Islands: 64.72 World: 64.12 1987 Papua New Guinea: 59.23 Solomon Islands: 65.68 World: 64.46 1988 Papua New Guinea: 59.38 Solomon Islands: 65.87 World: 64.67 1989 Papua New Guinea: 59.6 Solomon Islands: 66.05 World: 64.96 1990 Papua New Guinea: 59.78 Solomon Islands: 66.19 World: 65.11 1991 Papua New Guinea: 59.94 Solomon Islands: 66.36 World: 65.3 1992 Papua New Guinea: 60.26 Solomon Islands: 66.47 World: 65.55 1993 Papua New Guinea: 60.47 Solomon Islands: 66.56 World: 65.74 1994 Papua New Guinea: 60.73 Solomon Islands: 66.66 World: 65.96 1995 Papua New Guinea: 60.93 Solomon Islands: 66.72 World: 66.2 1996 Papua New Guinea: 61.07 Solomon Islands: 66.74 World: 66.52 1997 Papua New Guinea: 61.27 Solomon Islands: 66.77 World: 66.83 1998 Papua New Guinea: 60.44 Solomon Islands: 66.89 World: 67.07 1999 Papua New Guinea: 61.51 Solomon Islands: 67 World: 67.31 2000 Papua New Guinea: 61.61 Solomon Islands: 67.12 World: 67.65 2001 Papua New Guinea: 61.65 Solomon Islands: 67.24 World: 67.95 2002 Papua New Guinea: 61.64 Solomon Islands: 67.35 World: 68.23 2003 Papua New Guinea: 61.74 Solomon Islands: 67.48 World: 68.52 2004 Papua New Guinea: 61.8 Solomon Islands: 67.63 World: 68.77 2005 Papua New Guinea: 61.87 Solomon Islands: 67.79 World: 69.11 2006 Papua New Guinea: 62.02 Solomon Islands: 67.97 World: 69.47 2007 Papua New Guinea: 62.21 Solomon Islands: 67.85 World: 69.81 2008 Papua New Guinea: 62.51 Solomon Islands: 68.34 World: 70 2009 Papua New Guinea: 62.77 Solomon Islands: 68.4 World: 70.38 2010 Papua New Guinea: 63.06 Solomon Islands: 68.67 World: 70.68 2011 Papua New Guinea: 63.38 Solomon Islands: 68.82 World: 70.97 2012 Papua New Guinea: 63.64 Solomon Islands: 68.96 World: 71.26 2013 Papua New Guinea: 63.93 Solomon Islands: 69.01 World: 71.53 2014 Papua New Guinea: 64.2 Solomon Islands: 68.98 World: 71.78 2015 Papua New Guinea: 64.47 Solomon Islands: 69.32 World: 71.97 2016 Papua New Guinea: 64.7 Solomon Islands: 69.5 World: 72.19 2017 Papua New Guinea: 64.92 Solomon Islands: 69.65 World: 72.37 2018 Papua New Guinea: 65.11 Solomon Islands: 69.81 World: 72.64 2019 Papua New Guinea: 65.33 Solomon Islands: 69.98 World: 72.87 2020 Papua New Guinea: 65.08 Solomon Islands: 69.26 World: 72.18 2021 Papua New Guinea: 64.36 Solomon Islands: 68.89 World: 71.22 2022 Papua New Guinea: 65.27 Solomon Islands: 70.41 World: 72.97 2023 Papua New Guinea: 66.13 Solomon Islands: 70.53 World: 73.33 2024 Papua New Guinea: 66.26 Solomon Islands: 70.69 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands World

2 4 6 8 1960 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 Solomon Islands: 7.07 World: 4.69 1961 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 Solomon Islands: 7.05 World: 4.56 1962 Papua New Guinea: 6.14 Solomon Islands: 7.04 World: 5.02 1963 Papua New Guinea: 6.15 Solomon Islands: 7.03 World: 5.31 1964 Papua New Guinea: 6.19 Solomon Islands: 7.05 World: 5.13 1965 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 Solomon Islands: 7.02 World: 5.08 1966 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 Solomon Islands: 7 World: 4.97 1967 Papua New Guinea: 6.24 Solomon Islands: 6.97 World: 4.87 1968 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 Solomon Islands: 6.95 World: 4.98 1969 Papua New Guinea: 6.26 Solomon Islands: 6.97 World: 4.88 1970 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 Solomon Islands: 6.98 World: 4.84 1971 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 Solomon Islands: 6.99 World: 4.69 1972 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 Solomon Islands: 6.99 World: 4.55 1973 Papua New Guinea: 6.16 Solomon Islands: 7 World: 4.42 1974 Papua New Guinea: 6.11 Solomon Islands: 7.01 World: 4.26 1975 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 Solomon Islands: 6.99 World: 4.07 1976 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 Solomon Islands: 6.95 World: 3.97 1977 Papua New Guinea: 5.96 Solomon Islands: 6.92 World: 3.84 1978 Papua New Guinea: 5.88 Solomon Islands: 6.87 World: 3.77 1979 Papua New Guinea: 5.79 Solomon Islands: 6.82 World: 3.76 1980 Papua New Guinea: 5.71 Solomon Islands: 6.77 World: 3.73 1981 Papua New Guinea: 5.65 Solomon Islands: 6.71 World: 3.71 1982 Papua New Guinea: 5.59 Solomon Islands: 6.64 World: 3.72 1983 Papua New Guinea: 5.56 Solomon Islands: 6.57 World: 3.59 1984 Papua New Guinea: 5.51 Solomon Islands: 6.49 World: 3.57 1985 Papua New Guinea: 5.47 Solomon Islands: 6.38 World: 3.53 1986 Papua New Guinea: 5.42 Solomon Islands: 6.26 World: 3.51 1987 Papua New Guinea: 5.36 Solomon Islands: 6.12 World: 3.48 1988 Papua New Guinea: 5.3 Solomon Islands: 5.99 World: 3.39 1989 Papua New Guinea: 5.24 Solomon Islands: 5.87 World: 3.35 1990 Papua New Guinea: 5.18 Solomon Islands: 5.74 World: 3.31 1991 Papua New Guinea: 5.11 Solomon Islands: 5.62 World: 3.13 1992 Papua New Guinea: 5.03 Solomon Islands: 5.51 World: 3.04 1993 Papua New Guinea: 4.96 Solomon Islands: 5.45 World: 2.97 1994 Papua New Guinea: 4.87 Solomon Islands: 5.4 World: 2.92 1995 Papua New Guinea: 4.78 Solomon Islands: 5.34 World: 2.87 1996 Papua New Guinea: 4.73 Solomon Islands: 5.22 World: 2.82 1997 Papua New Guinea: 4.68 Solomon Islands: 5.09 World: 2.78 1998 Papua New Guinea: 4.63 Solomon Islands: 4.98 World: 2.75 1999 Papua New Guinea: 4.59 Solomon Islands: 4.86 World: 2.72 2000 Papua New Guinea: 4.53 Solomon Islands: 4.76 World: 2.73 2001 Papua New Guinea: 4.47 Solomon Islands: 4.67 World: 2.69 2002 Papua New Guinea: 4.42 Solomon Islands: 4.6 World: 2.66 2003 Papua New Guinea: 4.36 Solomon Islands: 4.54 World: 2.64 2004 Papua New Guinea: 4.28 Solomon Islands: 4.47 World: 2.63 2005 Papua New Guinea: 4.22 Solomon Islands: 4.41 World: 2.61 2006 Papua New Guinea: 4.15 Solomon Islands: 4.39 World: 2.61 2007 Papua New Guinea: 4.08 Solomon Islands: 4.37 World: 2.6 2008 Papua New Guinea: 4.02 Solomon Islands: 4.36 World: 2.6 2009 Papua New Guinea: 3.94 Solomon Islands: 4.35 World: 2.59 2010 Papua New Guinea: 3.88 Solomon Islands: 4.34 World: 2.57 2011 Papua New Guinea: 3.82 Solomon Islands: 4.34 World: 2.55 2012 Papua New Guinea: 3.75 Solomon Islands: 4.33 World: 2.56 2013 Papua New Guinea: 3.68 Solomon Islands: 4.33 World: 2.53 2014 Papua New Guinea: 3.63 Solomon Islands: 4.36 World: 2.52 2015 Papua New Guinea: 3.56 Solomon Islands: 4.29 World: 2.49 2016 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 Solomon Islands: 4.2 World: 2.49 2017 Papua New Guinea: 3.43 Solomon Islands: 4.06 World: 2.46 2018 Papua New Guinea: 3.38 Solomon Islands: 3.93 World: 2.39 2019 Papua New Guinea: 3.32 Solomon Islands: 3.8 World: 2.35 2020 Papua New Guinea: 3.27 Solomon Islands: 3.75 World: 2.28 2021 Papua New Guinea: 3.22 Solomon Islands: 3.69 World: 2.25 2022 Papua New Guinea: 3.17 Solomon Islands: 3.62 World: 2.22 2023 Papua New Guinea: 3.1 Solomon Islands: 3.56 World: 2.2 2024 Papua New Guinea: 3.07 Solomon Islands: 3.51 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Papua New Guinea: 2.79 Solomon Islands: 1.97 World: 5.12 1992 Papua New Guinea: 2.61 Solomon Islands: 1.85 World: 5.28 1993 Papua New Guinea: 2.38 Solomon Islands: 1.83 World: 5.54 1994 Papua New Guinea: 2.42 Solomon Islands: 1.8 World: 5.79 1995 Papua New Guinea: 2.6 Solomon Islands: 1.84 World: 5.92 1996 Papua New Guinea: 2.73 Solomon Islands: 1.88 World: 5.98 1997 Papua New Guinea: 2.85 Solomon Islands: 2.01 World: 6.01 1998 Papua New Guinea: 2.86 Solomon Islands: 2.16 World: 6.16 1999 Papua New Guinea: 2.94 Solomon Islands: 2.19 World: 6.28 2000 Papua New Guinea: 2.92 Solomon Islands: 2.45 World: 6.11 2001 Papua New Guinea: 2.8 Solomon Islands: 2.64 World: 6.19 2002 Papua New Guinea: 2.76 Solomon Islands: 2.7 World: 6.41 2003 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Solomon Islands: 2.29 World: 6.48 2004 Papua New Guinea: 2.53 Solomon Islands: 2.03 World: 6.33 2005 Papua New Guinea: 2.39 Solomon Islands: 1.88 World: 6.22 2006 Papua New Guinea: 2.29 Solomon Islands: 1.92 World: 5.97 2007 Papua New Guinea: 2.17 Solomon Islands: 1.98 World: 5.77 2008 Papua New Guinea: 2.17 Solomon Islands: 2 World: 5.82 2009 Papua New Guinea: 2.09 Solomon Islands: 2.02 World: 6.41 2010 Papua New Guinea: 2 Solomon Islands: 1.62 World: 6.28 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2.62 Solomon Islands: 1.29 World: 6.15 2012 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Solomon Islands: 0.98 World: 6.15 2013 Papua New Guinea: 2.7 Solomon Islands: 0.69 World: 6.1 2014 Papua New Guinea: 2.54 Solomon Islands: 0.73 World: 5.96 2015 Papua New Guinea: 2.51 Solomon Islands: 0.74 World: 6 2016 Papua New Guinea: 2.48 Solomon Islands: 0.74 World: 5.97 2017 Papua New Guinea: 2.58 Solomon Islands: 0.73 World: 5.9 2018 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Solomon Islands: 0.72 World: 5.76 2019 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Solomon Islands: 0.75 World: 5.59 2020 Papua New Guinea: 2.9 Solomon Islands: 0.87 World: 6.59 2021 Papua New Guinea: 3.03 Solomon Islands: 0.88 World: 6.05 2022 Papua New Guinea: 2.69 Solomon Islands: 1.48 World: 5.23 2023 Papua New Guinea: 2.65 Solomon Islands: 1.44 World: 4.85 2024 Papua New Guinea: 2.63 Solomon Islands: 1.44 World: 4.81 2025 Papua New Guinea: 2.57 Solomon Islands: 1.43 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Papua New Guinea: 0.45 Solomon Islands: 0.37 World: 4.14 1971 Papua New Guinea: 0.44 Solomon Islands: 0.36 World: 4.04 1972 Papua New Guinea: 0.46 Solomon Islands: 0.38 World: 4.16 1973 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Solomon Islands: 0.45 World: 4.32 1974 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 Solomon Islands: 0.53 World: 4.23 1975 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.14 1976 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Solomon Islands: 0.41 World: 4.31 1977 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.42 World: 4.36 1978 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Solomon Islands: 0.4 World: 4.42 1979 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Solomon Islands: 0.41 World: 4.46 1980 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.33 1981 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Solomon Islands: 0.59 World: 4.18 1982 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.5 World: 4.05 1983 Papua New Guinea: 0.51 Solomon Islands: 0.53 World: 4.01 1984 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.46 World: 4.07 1985 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 4.05 1986 Papua New Guinea: 0.48 Solomon Islands: 0.34 World: 4.04 1987 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.1 1988 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Solomon Islands: 0.51 World: 4.16 1989 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Solomon Islands: 0.48 World: 4.16 1990 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Solomon Islands: 0.48 World: 4.15 1991 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Solomon Islands: 0.48 World: 4.1 1992 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 Solomon Islands: 0.51 World: 4.01 1993 Papua New Guinea: 0.59 Solomon Islands: 0.5 World: 3.97 1994 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Solomon Islands: 0.5 World: 3.94 1995 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 3.99 1996 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.01 1997 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.02 1998 Papua New Guinea: 0.64 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 3.98 1999 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 Solomon Islands: 0.42 World: 3.95 2000 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Solomon Islands: 0.53 World: 4.01 2001 Papua New Guinea: 0.62 Solomon Islands: 0.57 World: 4.01 2002 Papua New Guinea: 0.69 Solomon Islands: 0.59 World: 4.02 2003 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 Solomon Islands: 0.6 World: 4.15 2004 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 Solomon Islands: 0.6 World: 4.28 2005 Papua New Guinea: 0.8 Solomon Islands: 0.62 World: 4.39 2006 Papua New Guinea: 0.79 Solomon Islands: 0.61 World: 4.48 2007 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 Solomon Islands: 0.65 World: 4.59 2008 Papua New Guinea: 0.71 Solomon Islands: 0.65 World: 4.56 2009 Papua New Guinea: 0.67 Solomon Islands: 0.63 World: 4.45 2010 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Solomon Islands: 0.67 World: 4.67 2011 Papua New Guinea: 0.57 Solomon Islands: 0.67 World: 4.76 2012 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Solomon Islands: 0.65 World: 4.77 2013 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 Solomon Islands: 0.66 World: 4.81 2014 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 Solomon Islands: 0.61 World: 4.78 2015 Papua New Guinea: 0.68 Solomon Islands: 0.52 World: 4.7 2016 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 Solomon Islands: 0.49 World: 4.65 2017 Papua New Guinea: 0.63 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.67 2018 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.46 World: 4.73 2019 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 4.7 2020 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 Solomon Islands: 0.41 World: 4.47 2021 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 4.68 2022 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 Solomon Islands: 0.38 World: 4.67 2023 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 Solomon Islands: 0.37 World: 4.68 2024 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 Solomon Islands: 0.38 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Papua New Guinea: 1.72 Solomon Islands: 0.84 World: 15.6 2006 Papua New Guinea: 1.75 Solomon Islands: 1.65 World: 17.2 2007 Papua New Guinea: 1.79 Solomon Islands: 2 World: 20.2 2008 Papua New Guinea: 1.15 Solomon Islands: 3 World: 22.8 2009 Papua New Guinea: 1.61 Solomon Islands: 4 World: 25.3 2010 Papua New Guinea: 1.28 Solomon Islands: 5 World: 28.4 2011 Papua New Guinea: 2 Solomon Islands: 6 World: 30.9 2012 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 Solomon Islands: 7 World: 33.3 2013 Papua New Guinea: 5.1 Solomon Islands: 8 World: 35.3 2014 Papua New Guinea: 6.5 Solomon Islands: 9 World: 37.4 2015 Papua New Guinea: 7.9 Solomon Islands: 10 World: 39.9 2016 Papua New Guinea: 9.6 Solomon Islands: 11 World: 43.6 2017 Papua New Guinea: 11.21 Solomon Islands: 15.15 World: 46.3 2018 Papua New Guinea: 12.36 Solomon Islands: 20.86 World: 49.4 2019 Papua New Guinea: 13.62 Solomon Islands: 22.49 World: 53.9 2020 Papua New Guinea: 15.02 Solomon Islands: 24.2 World: 60.1 2021 Papua New Guinea: 16.56 Solomon Islands: 26.04 World: 63.8 2022 Papua New Guinea: 18.26 Solomon Islands: 28.02 World: 67 2023 Papua New Guinea: 18.56 Solomon Islands: 28.67 World: 69.2 2024 Papua New Guinea: 18.81 Solomon Islands: 29.04 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Population 10.8 mn 2025
91st of 215		 838,645 2025
163rd of 215
Population density 22.9 /km² 2023
180th of 214		 28.6 /km² 2023
172nd of 214
Population growth 1.75 % 2025
59th of 215		 2.35 % 2025
32nd of 215
Life expectancy 66.3 years 2024
183rd of 215		 70.7 years 2024
147th of 215
Fertility rate 3.07 2024
55th of 215		 3.51 2024
44th of 215
Birth rate 24.3 ‰ 2024
55th of 215		 26.7 ‰ 2024
44th of 215
Infant mortality 31.3 ‰ 2024
153rd of 196		 16.4 ‰ 2024
120th of 196
Urban population 15.8 % 2025
214th of 215		 31.3 % 2025
192nd of 215
Aged 65+ 3.6 % 2025
174th of 215		 3.7 % 2025
172nd of 215
Living in cities 11.9 % 2025
180th of 215		 15.6 % 2025
174th of 215
Living in towns 35.9 % 2025
82nd of 215		 8.4 % 2025
207th of 215
Living in rural areas 52.1 % 2025
16th of 215		 75.9 % 2025
1st of 215

Human development

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Human Development Index 0.576 2023
160th of 193		 0.584 2023
156th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.423 2023
129th of 169		 0.483 2023
112th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.566 2023
121st of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.584 2023
157th of 172		 0.478 2023
119th of 172

Economy

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
GDP 32.5 bn US$ 2025
110th of 186		 1.7 bn US$ 2025
172nd of 186
GDP per capita 3,020 US$ 2025
142nd of 186		 2,086 US$ 2025
152nd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 5,215 int. $ 2025
152nd of 185		 2,788 int. $ 2025
175th of 185
GNI per capita 2,890 US$ 2025
133rd of 182		 2,020 US$ 2025
148th of 182
GDP growth 5.6 % 2025
37th of 186		 3.6 % 2025
83rd of 186
Inflation 4.4 % 2025
41st of 165		 3.4 % 2025
72nd of 165
FDI inflows -0.6 % 2024
178th of 192		 2.1 % 2024
111th of 192
Manufacturing 1.6 % 2024 10.1 % 2024
Agriculture 17.0 % 2024 29.7 % 2024
Tax revenue 15.5 % 2024
56th of 89		 23.3 % 2024
20th of 89
Government debt 52.0 % 2024
20th of 56		 26.0 % 2024
1st of 56
Military spending 0.3 % 2024
144th of 147		 -
Trade - 111.4 % 2024
Exports - 40.6 % 2024

Labour

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Unemployment 2.6 % 2025
25th of 181		 1.4 % 2025
9th of 181
Youth unemployment 3.8 % 2025
16th of 181		 2.8 % 2025
9th of 181
Women in the labour force 50.8 % 2025
114th of 181		 82.3 % 2025
2nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 36.9 % 2025
41st of 181		 42.5 % 2025
34th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.8 h 2025
72nd of 181		 34.9 h 2025
134th of 181
Youth NEET rate 27.7 % 2025
145th of 181		 8.3 % 2025
25th of 181
Labour income share 32.6 % 2025
103rd of 114		 46.9 % 2025
52nd of 114
Output per hour 6.1 $ 2025
148th of 181		 2.7 $ 2025
171st of 181

Health

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Health spending 2.9 % 2023
180th of 192		 5.4 % 2023
121st of 192
Health spending per person 85 US$ 2023
146th of 191		 111 US$ 2023
140th of 191
Physicians 0.06 /1,000 2023 0.24 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 39.4 ‰ 2024
158th of 196		 20.0 ‰ 2024
123rd of 196
Maternal mortality 189 /100k 2023
156th of 194		 123 /100k 2023
136th of 194
Tobacco use 39.3 % 2024
161st of 166		 38.4 % 2024
159th of 166

Food

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Calories per person 2,163 kcal 2024
149th of 155		 2,166 kcal 2023
147th of 155
Protein supply 61.8 g 2022
151st of 174		 54.8 g 2022
164th of 174
Animal protein supply 31.6 g 2022
113th of 174		 18.5 g 2022
142nd of 174
Fat supply 65.1 g 2022
128th of 174		 54.8 g 2022
150th of 174
Food insecurity 57.3 % 2019 -
Severe food insecurity 27.0 % 2019 -
Cereal import dependency 95.2 % 2022
25th of 160		 100.0 % 2022
15th of 160

Education

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Literacy 87.0 % 2022 -
Secondary enrolment 52.1 % 2023 49.0 % 2012
Education spending 0.8 % 2023
118th of 121		 8.3 % 2023
3rd of 121
Expected schooling 11.5 yrs 2023
145th of 195		 11.3 yrs 2023
153rd of 195
Mean schooling 5.0 yrs 2023
169th of 193		 5.9 yrs 2023
159th of 193

Society

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Internet use 18.8 % 2024
174th of 182		 29.0 % 2024
166th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 38.8 /100 2024
151st of 151		 62.1 /100 2022
Electricity access 43.3 % 2024
201st of 213		 81.5 % 2024
167th of 213
Women in parliament 2.7 % 2025
180th of 184		 6.0 % 2025
172nd of 184
Income inequality - 37.1 2012
Extreme poverty - 40.3 % 2012

Refugees

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Refugees hosted 7,727 2025
97th of 177		 0 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.7 ‰ 2025
94th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,121 2025
82nd of 177		 0 2024
Refugees from the country 644 2025
110th of 199		 73 2025
158th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
121st of 199

Governance

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Control of corruption 31.7 /100 2024
156th of 207		 45.0 /100 2024
97th of 207
Government effectiveness 33.8 /100 2024
174th of 205		 34.5 /100 2024
168th of 205
Rule of law 47.1 /100 2024
137th of 207		 59.6 /100 2024
92nd of 207
Regulatory quality 45.4 /100 2024
145th of 205		 40.9 /100 2024
171st of 205
Voice and accountability 51.1 /100 2024
118th of 205		 62.6 /100 2024
81st of 205
Political stability 54.7 /100 2024
158th of 207		 78.7 /100 2024
56th of 207

Environment

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
CO₂ per capita 0.52 t 2024
43rd of 202		 0.38 t 2024
37th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 8.3 Mt 2024
116th of 204		 0.3 Mt 2024
189th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
116th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
189th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
127th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
185th of 204
GHG per capita 1.02 t 2024
21st of 202		 0.76 t 2024
13th of 202
Renewable energy 54.6 % 2022
43rd of 211		 50.1 % 2022
50th of 211
Forest area 79.0 % 2023
9th of 212		 90.1 % 2023
5th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 14.1 µg/m³ 2023
75th of 200		 9.8 µg/m³ 2023
44th of 200
Water stress 0.1 % 2022
2nd of 176		 -
Land area 452,860 km² 2023
54th of 214		 27,990 km² 2023
141st of 214

Energy

Indicator Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands
Renewable electricity 23.7 % 2024
112th of 190		 9.1 % 2024
148th of 190
Wind and solar 0.2 % 2024
167th of 190		 9.1 % 2024
77th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
139th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
151st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 23.7 % 2024
119th of 190		 9.1 % 2024
150th of 190
Fossil electricity 76.3 % 2024
119th of 190		 90.9 % 2024
150th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
79th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
87th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 516 g/kWh 2024
111th of 190		 600 g/kWh 2024
140th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.45 MWh 2024
154th of 191		 0.13 MWh 2024
175th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.