Samoa vs Solomon Islands

Samoa (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$ · 1971-2025

Samoa Solomon Islands World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1971 Samoa: 376.97 Solomon Islands: 277.11 World: 884.88 1972 Samoa: 432.87 Solomon Islands: 219.5 World: 1,002 1973 Samoa: 562.76 Solomon Islands: 291.25 World: 1,201.53 1974 Samoa: 626.04 Solomon Islands: 433.44 World: 1,362.19 1975 Samoa: 609.67 Solomon Islands: 371.72 World: 1,488.94 1976 Samoa: 541.03 Solomon Islands: 401.08 World: 1,589.73 1977 Samoa: 615.3 Solomon Islands: 434.41 World: 1,766.28 1978 Samoa: 670.63 Solomon Islands: 500.06 World: 2,055.49 1979 Samoa: 750.59 Solomon Islands: 657.86 World: 2,335.19 1980 Samoa: 765.25 Solomon Islands: 767.85 World: 2,587.01 1981 Samoa: 713.38 Solomon Islands: 785.83 World: 2,628.62 1982 Samoa: 728.13 Solomon Islands: 755.89 World: 2,554.08 1983 Samoa: 670.99 Solomon Islands: 686.26 World: 2,561.17 1984 Samoa: 654.7 Solomon Islands: 664.7 World: 2,614.33 1985 Samoa: 572.81 Solomon Islands: 586.02 World: 2,690.59 1986 Samoa: 604.26 Solomon Islands: 505.82 World: 3,118.57 1987 Samoa: 666.31 Solomon Islands: 514.67 World: 3,487.88 1988 Samoa: 790.14 Solomon Islands: 567.02 World: 3,829.99 1989 Samoa: 728.15 Solomon Islands: 538.1 World: 3,930.51 1990 Samoa: 743.99 Solomon Islands: 648.33 World: 4,338.94 1991 Samoa: 741.56 Solomon Islands: 665.83 World: 4,453.9 1992 Samoa: 776.74 Solomon Islands: 763.86 World: 4,679.98 1993 Samoa: 774.99 Solomon Islands: 828.87 World: 4,685.3 1994 Samoa: 1,276.85 Solomon Islands: 1,078.04 World: 4,967.01 1995 Samoa: 1,288.1 Solomon Islands: 1,220.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 Samoa: 1,419.36 Solomon Islands: 1,289.33 World: 5,507.22 1997 Samoa: 1,607.89 Solomon Islands: 1,292.24 World: 5,408.57 1998 Samoa: 1,506.3 Solomon Islands: 1,091.89 World: 5,302.34 1999 Samoa: 1,416.77 Solomon Islands: 1,133.62 World: 5,401.23 2000 Samoa: 1,424.75 Solomon Islands: 953.17 World: 5,512.56 2001 Samoa: 1,453.87 Solomon Islands: 911.79 World: 5,404.2 2002 Samoa: 1,527.56 Solomon Islands: 756.89 World: 5,539.32 2003 Samoa: 1,798.12 Solomon Islands: 895.98 World: 6,129.87 2004 Samoa: 2,189.26 Solomon Islands: 986.07 World: 6,818 2005 Samoa: 2,550.04 Solomon Islands: 1,144.49 World: 7,290.57 2006 Samoa: 2,663.29 Solomon Islands: 1,255.62 World: 7,803.19 2007 Samoa: 3,038.62 Solomon Islands: 1,390.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Samoa: 3,373.61 Solomon Islands: 1,525.85 World: 9,425.74 2009 Samoa: 3,279.18 Solomon Islands: 1,554.71 World: 8,827.04 2010 Samoa: 3,524.25 Solomon Islands: 1,685.15 World: 9,555.07 2011 Samoa: 3,821.51 Solomon Islands: 1,924.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Samoa: 3,934.6 Solomon Islands: 2,066.26 World: 10,597.85 2013 Samoa: 4,023.53 Solomon Islands: 2,161.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Samoa: 3,982.68 Solomon Islands: 2,164.95 World: 10,912.24 2015 Samoa: 4,084.36 Solomon Islands: 2,045.48 World: 10,191.98 2016 Samoa: 4,147.07 Solomon Islands: 2,082.62 World: 10,239.47 2017 Samoa: 4,307.59 Solomon Islands: 2,143.58 World: 10,784.4 2018 Samoa: 4,231.81 Solomon Islands: 2,278.2 World: 11,344.73 2019 Samoa: 4,351.94 Solomon Islands: 2,223.66 World: 11,417.6 2020 Samoa: 4,099.6 Solomon Islands: 2,063.33 World: 10,999.49 2021 Samoa: 4,021.56 Solomon Islands: 2,043.44 World: 12,472.91 2022 Samoa: 4,132.45 Solomon Islands: 1,877.78 World: 12,876.24 2023 Samoa: 4,822.74 Solomon Islands: 1,882.64 World: 13,313.86 2024 Samoa: 5,392.88 Solomon Islands: 1,933.56 World: 13,717.09 2025 Samoa: 5,872.78 Solomon Islands: 2,086.19 World: 14,405.85 1971 1987 1995 2003 2011 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Samoa Solomon Islands World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Samoa: 55.15 Solomon Islands: 47.68 World: 50.94 1961 Samoa: 55.74 Solomon Islands: 48.34 World: 52.8 1962 Samoa: 56.32 Solomon Islands: 49.04 World: 55.29 1963 Samoa: 56.86 Solomon Islands: 49.82 World: 55.65 1964 Samoa: 54.04 Solomon Islands: 50.58 World: 56.1 1965 Samoa: 57.89 Solomon Islands: 51.41 World: 55.93 1966 Samoa: 58.23 Solomon Islands: 52.26 World: 56.45 1967 Samoa: 58.88 Solomon Islands: 53.06 World: 56.9 1968 Samoa: 59.38 Solomon Islands: 54.14 World: 57.34 1969 Samoa: 59.88 Solomon Islands: 55.1 World: 57.68 1970 Samoa: 60.39 Solomon Islands: 56.06 World: 57.94 1971 Samoa: 60.88 Solomon Islands: 57.02 World: 58.02 1972 Samoa: 61.36 Solomon Islands: 57.91 World: 58.84 1973 Samoa: 61.86 Solomon Islands: 58.78 World: 59.3 1974 Samoa: 62.34 Solomon Islands: 59.61 World: 59.7 1975 Samoa: 62.84 Solomon Islands: 58.4 World: 60.13 1976 Samoa: 63.3 Solomon Islands: 61.15 World: 60.45 1977 Samoa: 63.74 Solomon Islands: 61.53 World: 61.04 1978 Samoa: 64.13 Solomon Islands: 62.54 World: 61.39 1979 Samoa: 64.54 Solomon Islands: 63.13 World: 61.84 1980 Samoa: 64.96 Solomon Islands: 63.67 World: 62.15 1981 Samoa: 65.3 Solomon Islands: 64.08 World: 62.52 1982 Samoa: 65.65 Solomon Islands: 64.46 World: 62.87 1983 Samoa: 65.99 Solomon Islands: 64.77 World: 63.13 1984 Samoa: 66.28 Solomon Islands: 65.05 World: 63.44 1985 Samoa: 66.56 Solomon Islands: 65.29 World: 63.73 1986 Samoa: 66.82 Solomon Islands: 64.72 World: 64.12 1987 Samoa: 67.05 Solomon Islands: 65.68 World: 64.46 1988 Samoa: 67.33 Solomon Islands: 65.87 World: 64.67 1989 Samoa: 67.61 Solomon Islands: 66.05 World: 64.96 1990 Samoa: 67.81 Solomon Islands: 66.19 World: 65.11 1991 Samoa: 68.04 Solomon Islands: 66.36 World: 65.3 1992 Samoa: 68.53 Solomon Islands: 66.47 World: 65.55 1993 Samoa: 68.82 Solomon Islands: 66.56 World: 65.74 1994 Samoa: 69.16 Solomon Islands: 66.66 World: 65.96 1995 Samoa: 69.47 Solomon Islands: 66.72 World: 66.2 1996 Samoa: 69.77 Solomon Islands: 66.74 World: 66.52 1997 Samoa: 70.05 Solomon Islands: 66.77 World: 66.83 1998 Samoa: 70.31 Solomon Islands: 66.89 World: 67.07 1999 Samoa: 70.56 Solomon Islands: 67 World: 67.31 2000 Samoa: 70.79 Solomon Islands: 67.12 World: 67.65 2001 Samoa: 71.03 Solomon Islands: 67.24 World: 67.95 2002 Samoa: 71.23 Solomon Islands: 67.35 World: 68.23 2003 Samoa: 71.44 Solomon Islands: 67.48 World: 68.52 2004 Samoa: 71.51 Solomon Islands: 67.63 World: 68.77 2005 Samoa: 71.49 Solomon Islands: 67.79 World: 69.11 2006 Samoa: 71.62 Solomon Islands: 67.97 World: 69.47 2007 Samoa: 71.61 Solomon Islands: 67.85 World: 69.81 2008 Samoa: 71.53 Solomon Islands: 68.34 World: 70 2009 Samoa: 69.49 Solomon Islands: 68.4 World: 70.38 2010 Samoa: 71.45 Solomon Islands: 68.67 World: 70.68 2011 Samoa: 71.39 Solomon Islands: 68.82 World: 70.97 2012 Samoa: 71.16 Solomon Islands: 68.96 World: 71.26 2013 Samoa: 71.23 Solomon Islands: 69.01 World: 71.53 2014 Samoa: 71.14 Solomon Islands: 68.98 World: 71.78 2015 Samoa: 71.06 Solomon Islands: 69.32 World: 71.97 2016 Samoa: 71 Solomon Islands: 69.5 World: 72.19 2017 Samoa: 70.99 Solomon Islands: 69.65 World: 72.37 2018 Samoa: 71.05 Solomon Islands: 69.81 World: 72.64 2019 Samoa: 70.27 Solomon Islands: 69.98 World: 72.87 2020 Samoa: 70.73 Solomon Islands: 69.26 World: 72.18 2021 Samoa: 71.1 Solomon Islands: 68.89 World: 71.22 2022 Samoa: 71.55 Solomon Islands: 70.41 World: 72.97 2023 Samoa: 71.7 Solomon Islands: 70.53 World: 73.33 2024 Samoa: 71.83 Solomon Islands: 70.69 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Samoa Solomon Islands World

2 4 6 8 1960 Samoa: 7.78 Solomon Islands: 7.07 World: 4.69 1961 Samoa: 7.77 Solomon Islands: 7.05 World: 4.56 1962 Samoa: 7.76 Solomon Islands: 7.04 World: 5.02 1963 Samoa: 7.73 Solomon Islands: 7.03 World: 5.31 1964 Samoa: 7.7 Solomon Islands: 7.05 World: 5.13 1965 Samoa: 7.65 Solomon Islands: 7.02 World: 5.08 1966 Samoa: 7.6 Solomon Islands: 7 World: 4.97 1967 Samoa: 7.55 Solomon Islands: 6.97 World: 4.87 1968 Samoa: 7.5 Solomon Islands: 6.95 World: 4.98 1969 Samoa: 7.43 Solomon Islands: 6.97 World: 4.88 1970 Samoa: 7.34 Solomon Islands: 6.98 World: 4.84 1971 Samoa: 7.22 Solomon Islands: 6.99 World: 4.69 1972 Samoa: 7.07 Solomon Islands: 6.99 World: 4.55 1973 Samoa: 6.91 Solomon Islands: 7 World: 4.42 1974 Samoa: 6.75 Solomon Islands: 7.01 World: 4.26 1975 Samoa: 6.61 Solomon Islands: 6.99 World: 4.07 1976 Samoa: 6.47 Solomon Islands: 6.95 World: 3.97 1977 Samoa: 6.31 Solomon Islands: 6.92 World: 3.84 1978 Samoa: 6.15 Solomon Islands: 6.87 World: 3.77 1979 Samoa: 5.99 Solomon Islands: 6.82 World: 3.76 1980 Samoa: 5.86 Solomon Islands: 6.77 World: 3.73 1981 Samoa: 5.75 Solomon Islands: 6.71 World: 3.71 1982 Samoa: 5.68 Solomon Islands: 6.64 World: 3.72 1983 Samoa: 5.62 Solomon Islands: 6.57 World: 3.59 1984 Samoa: 5.55 Solomon Islands: 6.49 World: 3.57 1985 Samoa: 5.49 Solomon Islands: 6.38 World: 3.53 1986 Samoa: 5.42 Solomon Islands: 6.26 World: 3.51 1987 Samoa: 5.32 Solomon Islands: 6.12 World: 3.48 1988 Samoa: 5.21 Solomon Islands: 5.99 World: 3.39 1989 Samoa: 5.11 Solomon Islands: 5.87 World: 3.35 1990 Samoa: 5.01 Solomon Islands: 5.74 World: 3.31 1991 Samoa: 4.91 Solomon Islands: 5.62 World: 3.13 1992 Samoa: 4.87 Solomon Islands: 5.51 World: 3.04 1993 Samoa: 4.83 Solomon Islands: 5.45 World: 2.97 1994 Samoa: 4.79 Solomon Islands: 5.4 World: 2.92 1995 Samoa: 4.77 Solomon Islands: 5.34 World: 2.87 1996 Samoa: 4.74 Solomon Islands: 5.22 World: 2.82 1997 Samoa: 4.7 Solomon Islands: 5.09 World: 2.78 1998 Samoa: 4.65 Solomon Islands: 4.98 World: 2.75 1999 Samoa: 4.57 Solomon Islands: 4.86 World: 2.72 2000 Samoa: 4.52 Solomon Islands: 4.76 World: 2.73 2001 Samoa: 4.48 Solomon Islands: 4.67 World: 2.69 2002 Samoa: 4.44 Solomon Islands: 4.6 World: 2.66 2003 Samoa: 4.39 Solomon Islands: 4.54 World: 2.64 2004 Samoa: 4.34 Solomon Islands: 4.47 World: 2.63 2005 Samoa: 4.32 Solomon Islands: 4.41 World: 2.61 2006 Samoa: 4.32 Solomon Islands: 4.39 World: 2.61 2007 Samoa: 4.36 Solomon Islands: 4.37 World: 2.6 2008 Samoa: 4.42 Solomon Islands: 4.36 World: 2.6 2009 Samoa: 4.47 Solomon Islands: 4.35 World: 2.59 2010 Samoa: 4.52 Solomon Islands: 4.34 World: 2.57 2011 Samoa: 4.56 Solomon Islands: 4.34 World: 2.55 2012 Samoa: 4.55 Solomon Islands: 4.33 World: 2.56 2013 Samoa: 4.49 Solomon Islands: 4.33 World: 2.53 2014 Samoa: 4.42 Solomon Islands: 4.36 World: 2.52 2015 Samoa: 4.34 Solomon Islands: 4.29 World: 2.49 2016 Samoa: 4.26 Solomon Islands: 4.2 World: 2.49 2017 Samoa: 4.2 Solomon Islands: 4.06 World: 2.46 2018 Samoa: 4.14 Solomon Islands: 3.93 World: 2.39 2019 Samoa: 4.06 Solomon Islands: 3.8 World: 2.35 2020 Samoa: 4 Solomon Islands: 3.75 World: 2.28 2021 Samoa: 3.94 Solomon Islands: 3.69 World: 2.25 2022 Samoa: 3.88 Solomon Islands: 3.62 World: 2.22 2023 Samoa: 3.83 Solomon Islands: 3.56 World: 2.2 2024 Samoa: 3.8 Solomon Islands: 3.51 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Samoa Solomon Islands World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Samoa: 2.1 Solomon Islands: 1.97 World: 5.12 1992 Samoa: 2.44 Solomon Islands: 1.85 World: 5.28 1993 Samoa: 2.69 Solomon Islands: 1.83 World: 5.54 1994 Samoa: 3 Solomon Islands: 1.8 World: 5.79 1995 Samoa: 3.24 Solomon Islands: 1.84 World: 5.92 1996 Samoa: 3.52 Solomon Islands: 1.88 World: 5.98 1997 Samoa: 3.78 Solomon Islands: 2.01 World: 6.01 1998 Samoa: 4.13 Solomon Islands: 2.16 World: 6.16 1999 Samoa: 4.49 Solomon Islands: 2.19 World: 6.28 2000 Samoa: 4.73 Solomon Islands: 2.45 World: 6.11 2001 Samoa: 4.96 Solomon Islands: 2.64 World: 6.19 2002 Samoa: 4.98 Solomon Islands: 2.7 World: 6.41 2003 Samoa: 5.04 Solomon Islands: 2.29 World: 6.48 2004 Samoa: 5.16 Solomon Islands: 2.03 World: 6.33 2005 Samoa: 5.21 Solomon Islands: 1.88 World: 6.22 2006 Samoa: 5.32 Solomon Islands: 1.92 World: 5.97 2007 Samoa: 5.43 Solomon Islands: 1.98 World: 5.77 2008 Samoa: 5.54 Solomon Islands: 2 World: 5.82 2009 Samoa: 5.65 Solomon Islands: 2.02 World: 6.41 2010 Samoa: 5.62 Solomon Islands: 1.62 World: 6.28 2011 Samoa: 5.68 Solomon Islands: 1.29 World: 6.15 2012 Samoa: 8.75 Solomon Islands: 0.98 World: 6.15 2013 Samoa: 8.77 Solomon Islands: 0.69 World: 6.1 2014 Samoa: 8.72 Solomon Islands: 0.73 World: 5.96 2015 Samoa: 8.9 Solomon Islands: 0.74 World: 6 2016 Samoa: 9.06 Solomon Islands: 0.74 World: 5.97 2017 Samoa: 9.4 Solomon Islands: 0.73 World: 5.9 2018 Samoa: 8.65 Solomon Islands: 0.72 World: 5.76 2019 Samoa: 7.86 Solomon Islands: 0.75 World: 5.59 2020 Samoa: 7.47 Solomon Islands: 0.87 World: 6.59 2021 Samoa: 6.66 Solomon Islands: 0.88 World: 6.05 2022 Samoa: 5.05 Solomon Islands: 1.48 World: 5.23 2023 Samoa: 4.92 Solomon Islands: 1.44 World: 4.85 2024 Samoa: 4.86 Solomon Islands: 1.44 World: 4.81 2025 Samoa: 5 Solomon Islands: 1.43 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Samoa Solomon Islands World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Samoa: 0.47 Solomon Islands: 0.37 World: 4.14 1971 Samoa: 0.46 Solomon Islands: 0.36 World: 4.04 1972 Samoa: 0.49 Solomon Islands: 0.38 World: 4.16 1973 Samoa: 0.58 Solomon Islands: 0.45 World: 4.32 1974 Samoa: 0.69 Solomon Islands: 0.53 World: 4.23 1975 Samoa: 0.56 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.14 1976 Samoa: 0.54 Solomon Islands: 0.41 World: 4.31 1977 Samoa: 0.56 Solomon Islands: 0.42 World: 4.36 1978 Samoa: 0.55 Solomon Islands: 0.4 World: 4.42 1979 Samoa: 0.58 Solomon Islands: 0.41 World: 4.46 1980 Samoa: 0.62 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.33 1981 Samoa: 0.61 Solomon Islands: 0.59 World: 4.18 1982 Samoa: 0.68 Solomon Islands: 0.5 World: 4.05 1983 Samoa: 0.67 Solomon Islands: 0.53 World: 4.01 1984 Samoa: 0.75 Solomon Islands: 0.46 World: 4.07 1985 Samoa: 0.66 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 4.05 1986 Samoa: 0.5 Solomon Islands: 0.34 World: 4.04 1987 Samoa: 0.57 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.1 1988 Samoa: 0.57 Solomon Islands: 0.51 World: 4.16 1989 Samoa: 0.7 Solomon Islands: 0.48 World: 4.16 1990 Samoa: 0.73 Solomon Islands: 0.48 World: 4.15 1991 Samoa: 0.75 Solomon Islands: 0.48 World: 4.1 1992 Samoa: 0.73 Solomon Islands: 0.51 World: 4.01 1993 Samoa: 0.82 Solomon Islands: 0.5 World: 3.97 1994 Samoa: 0.84 Solomon Islands: 0.5 World: 3.94 1995 Samoa: 0.76 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 3.99 1996 Samoa: 0.76 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.01 1997 Samoa: 0.77 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.02 1998 Samoa: 0.79 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 3.98 1999 Samoa: 0.78 Solomon Islands: 0.42 World: 3.95 2000 Samoa: 1.02 Solomon Islands: 0.53 World: 4.01 2001 Samoa: 1.1 Solomon Islands: 0.57 World: 4.01 2002 Samoa: 1.13 Solomon Islands: 0.59 World: 4.02 2003 Samoa: 1.16 Solomon Islands: 0.6 World: 4.15 2004 Samoa: 1.13 Solomon Islands: 0.6 World: 4.28 2005 Samoa: 1.16 Solomon Islands: 0.62 World: 4.39 2006 Samoa: 1.17 Solomon Islands: 0.61 World: 4.48 2007 Samoa: 1.26 Solomon Islands: 0.65 World: 4.59 2008 Samoa: 1.28 Solomon Islands: 0.65 World: 4.56 2009 Samoa: 1.3 Solomon Islands: 0.63 World: 4.45 2010 Samoa: 1.36 Solomon Islands: 0.67 World: 4.67 2011 Samoa: 1.37 Solomon Islands: 0.67 World: 4.76 2012 Samoa: 1.36 Solomon Islands: 0.65 World: 4.77 2013 Samoa: 1.41 Solomon Islands: 0.66 World: 4.81 2014 Samoa: 1.43 Solomon Islands: 0.61 World: 4.78 2015 Samoa: 1.63 Solomon Islands: 0.52 World: 4.7 2016 Samoa: 1.74 Solomon Islands: 0.49 World: 4.65 2017 Samoa: 1.54 Solomon Islands: 0.43 World: 4.67 2018 Samoa: 1.66 Solomon Islands: 0.46 World: 4.73 2019 Samoa: 1.78 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 4.7 2020 Samoa: 1.48 Solomon Islands: 0.41 World: 4.47 2021 Samoa: 1.61 Solomon Islands: 0.44 World: 4.68 2022 Samoa: 1.54 Solomon Islands: 0.38 World: 4.67 2023 Samoa: 1.54 Solomon Islands: 0.37 World: 4.68 2024 Samoa: 1.6 Solomon Islands: 0.38 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2014

Samoa Solomon Islands World

0 10 20 30 40 2005 Samoa: 3.35 Solomon Islands: 0.84 World: 15.6 2006 Samoa: 4.47 Solomon Islands: 1.65 World: 17.2 2007 Samoa: 4.75 Solomon Islands: 2 World: 20.2 2008 Samoa: 5.03 Solomon Islands: 3 World: 22.8 2009 Samoa: 6 Solomon Islands: 4 World: 25.3 2010 Samoa: 7 Solomon Islands: 5 World: 28.4 2011 Samoa: 11 Solomon Islands: 6 World: 30.9 2012 Samoa: 12.92 Solomon Islands: 7 World: 33.3 2013 Samoa: 15.3 Solomon Islands: 8 World: 35.3 2014 Samoa: 21.2 Solomon Islands: 9 World: 37.4 2005 2009 2011 2014

Population

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Population 219,306 2025
182nd of 215		 838,645 2025
163rd of 215
Population density 77.9 /km² 2023
124th of 214		 28.6 /km² 2023
172nd of 214
Population growth 0.59 % 2025
129th of 215		 2.35 % 2025
32nd of 215
Life expectancy 71.8 years 2024
137th of 215		 70.7 years 2024
147th of 215
Fertility rate 3.80 2024
31st of 215		 3.51 2024
44th of 215
Birth rate 25.0 ‰ 2024
52nd of 215		 26.7 ‰ 2024
44th of 215
Infant mortality 12.3 ‰ 2024
98th of 196		 16.4 ‰ 2024
120th of 196
Urban population 17.5 % 2025
213th of 215		 31.3 % 2025
192nd of 215
Aged 65+ 6.1 % 2025
135th of 215		 3.7 % 2025
172nd of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
215th of 215		 15.6 % 2025
174th of 215
Living in towns 58.2 % 2025
29th of 215		 8.4 % 2025
207th of 215
Living in rural areas 41.8 % 2025
38th of 215		 75.9 % 2025
1st of 215

Human development

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Human Development Index 0.708 2023
122nd of 193		 0.584 2023
156th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.609 2023
85th of 169		 0.483 2023
112th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.416 2023
105th of 172		 0.478 2023
119th of 172

Economy

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
GDP 1.3 bn US$ 2025
175th of 186		 1.7 bn US$ 2025
172nd of 186
GDP per capita 5,873 US$ 2025
110th of 186		 2,086 US$ 2025
152nd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 9,319 int. $ 2025
130th of 185		 2,788 int. $ 2025
175th of 185
GNI per capita 5,640 US$ 2025
107th of 182		 2,020 US$ 2025
148th of 182
GDP growth 4.2 % 2025
68th of 186		 3.6 % 2025
83rd of 186
Inflation 2.2 % 2025
103rd of 165		 3.4 % 2025
72nd of 165
Trade 70.6 % 2025
80th of 138		 111.4 % 2024
Exports 27.6 % 2025
90th of 138		 40.6 % 2024
FDI inflows 0.2 % 2025
164th of 192		 2.1 % 2024
111th of 192
Manufacturing 4.9 % 2025
116th of 132		 10.1 % 2024
Agriculture 9.1 % 2025
62nd of 158		 29.7 % 2024
Tax revenue 24.0 % 2023 23.3 % 2024
20th of 89
Government debt - 26.0 % 2024
1st of 56

Labour

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Unemployment 5.0 % 2025
86th of 181		 1.4 % 2025
9th of 181
Youth unemployment 13.0 % 2025
94th of 181		 2.8 % 2025
9th of 181
Women in the labour force 30.7 % 2025
163rd of 181		 82.3 % 2025
2nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 26.9 % 2025
68th of 181		 42.5 % 2025
34th of 181
Weekly hours worked 45.1 h 2025
21st of 181		 34.9 h 2025
134th of 181
Youth NEET rate 30.1 % 2025
152nd of 181		 8.3 % 2025
25th of 181
Labour income share 42.1 % 2025
73rd of 114		 46.9 % 2025
52nd of 114
Output per hour 13.3 $ 2025
118th of 181		 2.7 $ 2025
171st of 181

Health

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Health spending 6.8 % 2023
89th of 192		 5.4 % 2023
121st of 192
Health spending per person 293 US$ 2023
114th of 191		 111 US$ 2023
140th of 191
Physicians 0.56 /1,000 2021 0.24 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 14.9 ‰ 2024
98th of 196		 20.0 ‰ 2024
123rd of 196
Maternal mortality 101 /100k 2023
130th of 194		 123 /100k 2023
136th of 194
Tobacco use 23.1 % 2024
108th of 166		 38.4 % 2024
159th of 166
Safe drinking water 62.5 % 2024
98th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Calories per person 3,117 kcal 2023
63rd of 155		 2,166 kcal 2023
147th of 155
Protein supply 105.7 g 2022
50th of 174		 54.8 g 2022
164th of 174
Animal protein supply 65.5 g 2022
40th of 174		 18.5 g 2022
142nd of 174
Fat supply 109.0 g 2022
72nd of 174		 54.8 g 2022
150th of 174
Food insecurity 18.2 % 2024
65th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 4.5 % 2024
57th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency - 100.0 % 2022
15th of 160

Education

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Literacy 98.0 % 2019 -
Secondary enrolment 87.4 % 2016 49.0 % 2012
Tertiary enrolment 16.0 % 2024
115th of 128		 -
Education spending 5.5 % 2024
13th of 121		 8.3 % 2023
3rd of 121
Expected schooling 12.4 yrs 2023
130th of 195		 11.3 yrs 2023
153rd of 195
Mean schooling 11.3 yrs 2023
59th of 193		 5.9 yrs 2023
159th of 193

Society

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Income inequality 38.7 2013 37.1 2012
Extreme poverty 4.5 % 2013 40.3 % 2012
Internet use 21.2 % 2014 29.0 % 2024
166th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 62.4 /100 2022 62.1 /100 2022
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
120th of 213		 81.5 % 2024
167th of 213
Women in parliament 9.8 % 2025
164th of 184		 6.0 % 2025
172nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Refugees hosted 5 2018 0 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2018 0.0 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2018 0 2024
Refugees from the country 17 2025
173rd of 199		 73 2025
158th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
125th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
121st of 199

Governance

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Control of corruption 61.8 /100 2024
53rd of 207		 45.0 /100 2024
97th of 207
Government effectiveness 59.8 /100 2024
67th of 205		 34.5 /100 2024
168th of 205
Rule of law 75.1 /100 2024
35th of 207		 59.6 /100 2024
92nd of 207
Regulatory quality 53.3 /100 2024
105th of 205		 40.9 /100 2024
171st of 205
Voice and accountability 72.4 /100 2024
45th of 205		 62.6 /100 2024
81st of 205
Political stability 87.0 /100 2024
17th of 207		 78.7 /100 2024
56th of 207

Environment

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
CO₂ per capita 1.60 t 2024
79th of 202		 0.38 t 2024
37th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.2 Mt 2024
192nd of 204		 0.3 Mt 2024
189th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
193rd of 204		 0.00 % 2024
189th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
191st of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
185th of 204
GHG per capita 2.39 t 2024
68th of 202		 0.76 t 2024
13th of 202
Renewable energy 35.9 % 2022
67th of 211		 50.1 % 2022
50th of 211
Forest area 57.6 % 2023
32nd of 212		 90.1 % 2023
5th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 4.6 µg/m³ 2023
9th of 200		 9.8 µg/m³ 2023
44th of 200
Land area 2,780 km² 2023
171st of 214		 27,990 km² 2023
141st of 214

Energy

Indicator Samoa Solomon Islands
Renewable electricity 43.8 % 2024
74th of 190		 9.1 % 2024
148th of 190
Wind and solar 18.8 % 2024
37th of 190		 9.1 % 2024
77th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
176th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
151st of 180
Low-carbon electricity 43.8 % 2024
83rd of 190		 9.1 % 2024
150th of 190
Fossil electricity 56.3 % 2024
83rd of 190		 90.9 % 2024
150th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
107th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
87th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 400 g/kWh 2024
83rd of 190		 600 g/kWh 2024
140th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.73 MWh 2024
145th 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.