Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu

Solomon Islands (Oceania) and Vanuatu (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$ · 1979-2025

Solomon Islands Vanuatu World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1979 Solomon Islands: 657.86 Vanuatu: 1,055.01 World: 2,335.19 1980 Solomon Islands: 767.85 Vanuatu: 1,047.77 World: 2,587.01 1981 Solomon Islands: 785.83 Vanuatu: 962.22 World: 2,628.62 1982 Solomon Islands: 755.89 Vanuatu: 946.02 World: 2,554.08 1983 Solomon Islands: 686.26 Vanuatu: 946.71 World: 2,561.17 1984 Solomon Islands: 664.7 Vanuatu: 1,136.68 World: 2,614.33 1985 Solomon Islands: 586.02 Vanuatu: 1,011.51 World: 2,690.59 1986 Solomon Islands: 505.82 Vanuatu: 946 World: 3,118.57 1987 Solomon Islands: 514.67 Vanuatu: 1,016.6 World: 3,487.88 1988 Solomon Islands: 567.02 Vanuatu: 1,125.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Solomon Islands: 538.1 Vanuatu: 1,066.63 World: 3,930.51 1990 Solomon Islands: 648.33 Vanuatu: 1,140.59 World: 4,338.94 1991 Solomon Islands: 665.83 Vanuatu: 1,326.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Solomon Islands: 763.86 Vanuatu: 1,343.69 World: 4,679.98 1993 Solomon Islands: 828.87 Vanuatu: 1,257.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Solomon Islands: 1,078.04 Vanuatu: 1,430.99 World: 4,967.01 1995 Solomon Islands: 1,220.18 Vanuatu: 1,491.79 World: 5,463.2 1996 Solomon Islands: 1,289.33 Vanuatu: 1,529.28 World: 5,507.22 1997 Solomon Islands: 1,292.24 Vanuatu: 1,562.03 World: 5,408.57 1998 Solomon Islands: 1,091.89 Vanuatu: 1,470.97 World: 5,302.34 1999 Solomon Islands: 1,133.62 Vanuatu: 1,472.18 World: 5,401.23 2000 Solomon Islands: 953.17 Vanuatu: 1,460.24 World: 5,512.56 2001 Solomon Islands: 911.79 Vanuatu: 1,350.18 World: 5,404.2 2002 Solomon Islands: 756.89 Vanuatu: 1,340.72 World: 5,539.32 2003 Solomon Islands: 895.98 Vanuatu: 1,566.51 World: 6,129.87 2004 Solomon Islands: 986.07 Vanuatu: 1,774.32 World: 6,818 2005 Solomon Islands: 1,144.49 Vanuatu: 1,873.99 World: 7,290.57 2006 Solomon Islands: 1,255.62 Vanuatu: 2,034.79 World: 7,803.19 2007 Solomon Islands: 1,390.15 Vanuatu: 2,333.71 World: 8,685.33 2008 Solomon Islands: 1,525.85 Vanuatu: 2,603.61 World: 9,425.74 2009 Solomon Islands: 1,554.71 Vanuatu: 2,546.38 World: 8,827.04 2010 Solomon Islands: 1,685.15 Vanuatu: 2,815.19 World: 9,555.07 2011 Solomon Islands: 1,924.06 Vanuatu: 3,163.19 World: 10,496.93 2012 Solomon Islands: 2,066.26 Vanuatu: 3,004.78 World: 10,597.85 2013 Solomon Islands: 2,161.39 Vanuatu: 3,392.57 World: 10,759.35 2014 Solomon Islands: 2,164.95 Vanuatu: 3,378.36 World: 10,912.24 2015 Solomon Islands: 2,045.48 Vanuatu: 3,214.42 World: 10,191.98 2016 Solomon Islands: 2,082.62 Vanuatu: 3,339.83 World: 10,239.47 2017 Solomon Islands: 2,143.58 Vanuatu: 3,585.32 World: 10,784.4 2018 Solomon Islands: 2,278.2 Vanuatu: 3,626.19 World: 11,344.73 2019 Solomon Islands: 2,223.66 Vanuatu: 3,635.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 Solomon Islands: 2,063.33 Vanuatu: 3,404.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Solomon Islands: 2,043.44 Vanuatu: 3,576.14 World: 12,472.91 2022 Solomon Islands: 1,877.78 Vanuatu: 3,679.54 World: 12,876.24 2023 Solomon Islands: 1,882.64 Vanuatu: 3,708.19 World: 13,313.86 2024 Solomon Islands: 1,933.56 Vanuatu: 3,959.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Solomon Islands: 2,086.19 Vanuatu: 4,038.74 World: 14,405.85 1979 1993 2000 2007 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Solomon Islands Vanuatu World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Solomon Islands: 47.68 Vanuatu: 49.84 World: 50.94 1961 Solomon Islands: 48.34 Vanuatu: 50.38 World: 52.8 1962 Solomon Islands: 49.04 Vanuatu: 50.93 World: 55.29 1963 Solomon Islands: 49.82 Vanuatu: 51.49 World: 55.65 1964 Solomon Islands: 50.58 Vanuatu: 51.97 World: 56.1 1965 Solomon Islands: 51.41 Vanuatu: 52.53 World: 55.93 1966 Solomon Islands: 52.26 Vanuatu: 53.09 World: 56.45 1967 Solomon Islands: 53.06 Vanuatu: 53.67 World: 56.9 1968 Solomon Islands: 54.14 Vanuatu: 54.23 World: 57.34 1969 Solomon Islands: 55.1 Vanuatu: 54.76 World: 57.68 1970 Solomon Islands: 56.06 Vanuatu: 55.31 World: 57.94 1971 Solomon Islands: 57.02 Vanuatu: 55.88 World: 58.02 1972 Solomon Islands: 57.91 Vanuatu: 56.37 World: 58.84 1973 Solomon Islands: 58.78 Vanuatu: 57 World: 59.3 1974 Solomon Islands: 59.61 Vanuatu: 57.57 World: 59.7 1975 Solomon Islands: 58.4 Vanuatu: 58.13 World: 60.13 1976 Solomon Islands: 61.15 Vanuatu: 58.66 World: 60.45 1977 Solomon Islands: 61.53 Vanuatu: 59.25 World: 61.04 1978 Solomon Islands: 62.54 Vanuatu: 59.88 World: 61.39 1979 Solomon Islands: 63.13 Vanuatu: 60.89 World: 61.84 1980 Solomon Islands: 63.67 Vanuatu: 61.32 World: 62.15 1981 Solomon Islands: 64.08 Vanuatu: 61.95 World: 62.52 1982 Solomon Islands: 64.46 Vanuatu: 62.54 World: 62.87 1983 Solomon Islands: 64.77 Vanuatu: 63.08 World: 63.13 1984 Solomon Islands: 65.05 Vanuatu: 63.52 World: 63.44 1985 Solomon Islands: 65.29 Vanuatu: 63.93 World: 63.73 1986 Solomon Islands: 64.72 Vanuatu: 64.62 World: 64.12 1987 Solomon Islands: 65.68 Vanuatu: 64.44 World: 64.46 1988 Solomon Islands: 65.87 Vanuatu: 65.7 World: 64.67 1989 Solomon Islands: 66.05 Vanuatu: 66.02 World: 64.96 1990 Solomon Islands: 66.19 Vanuatu: 66.68 World: 65.11 1991 Solomon Islands: 66.36 Vanuatu: 67.11 World: 65.3 1992 Solomon Islands: 66.47 Vanuatu: 67.43 World: 65.55 1993 Solomon Islands: 66.56 Vanuatu: 67.72 World: 65.74 1994 Solomon Islands: 66.66 Vanuatu: 67.98 World: 65.96 1995 Solomon Islands: 66.72 Vanuatu: 68.1 World: 66.2 1996 Solomon Islands: 66.74 Vanuatu: 68.18 World: 66.52 1997 Solomon Islands: 66.77 Vanuatu: 68.31 World: 66.83 1998 Solomon Islands: 66.89 Vanuatu: 68.37 World: 67.07 1999 Solomon Islands: 67 Vanuatu: 67.92 World: 67.31 2000 Solomon Islands: 67.12 Vanuatu: 68.59 World: 67.65 2001 Solomon Islands: 67.24 Vanuatu: 68.72 World: 67.95 2002 Solomon Islands: 67.35 Vanuatu: 68.84 World: 68.23 2003 Solomon Islands: 67.48 Vanuatu: 68.93 World: 68.52 2004 Solomon Islands: 67.63 Vanuatu: 68.99 World: 68.77 2005 Solomon Islands: 67.79 Vanuatu: 69.17 World: 69.11 2006 Solomon Islands: 67.97 Vanuatu: 69.13 World: 69.47 2007 Solomon Islands: 67.85 Vanuatu: 69.14 World: 69.81 2008 Solomon Islands: 68.34 Vanuatu: 69.3 World: 70 2009 Solomon Islands: 68.4 Vanuatu: 69.42 World: 70.38 2010 Solomon Islands: 68.67 Vanuatu: 69.57 World: 70.68 2011 Solomon Islands: 68.82 Vanuatu: 69.73 World: 70.97 2012 Solomon Islands: 68.96 Vanuatu: 69.9 World: 71.26 2013 Solomon Islands: 69.01 Vanuatu: 69.99 World: 71.53 2014 Solomon Islands: 68.98 Vanuatu: 70.04 World: 71.78 2015 Solomon Islands: 69.32 Vanuatu: 70.16 World: 71.97 2016 Solomon Islands: 69.5 Vanuatu: 70.4 World: 72.19 2017 Solomon Islands: 69.65 Vanuatu: 70.5 World: 72.37 2018 Solomon Islands: 69.81 Vanuatu: 70.63 World: 72.64 2019 Solomon Islands: 69.98 Vanuatu: 70.78 World: 72.87 2020 Solomon Islands: 69.26 Vanuatu: 70.39 World: 72.18 2021 Solomon Islands: 68.89 Vanuatu: 69.95 World: 71.22 2022 Solomon Islands: 70.41 Vanuatu: 71.3 World: 72.97 2023 Solomon Islands: 70.53 Vanuatu: 71.48 World: 73.33 2024 Solomon Islands: 70.69 Vanuatu: 71.65 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Solomon Islands Vanuatu World

2 4 6 8 1960 Solomon Islands: 7.07 Vanuatu: 6.78 World: 4.69 1961 Solomon Islands: 7.05 Vanuatu: 6.73 World: 4.56 1962 Solomon Islands: 7.04 Vanuatu: 6.67 World: 5.02 1963 Solomon Islands: 7.03 Vanuatu: 6.62 World: 5.31 1964 Solomon Islands: 7.05 Vanuatu: 6.57 World: 5.13 1965 Solomon Islands: 7.02 Vanuatu: 6.52 World: 5.08 1966 Solomon Islands: 7 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.97 1967 Solomon Islands: 6.97 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Solomon Islands: 6.95 Vanuatu: 6.46 World: 4.98 1969 Solomon Islands: 6.97 Vanuatu: 6.41 World: 4.88 1970 Solomon Islands: 6.98 Vanuatu: 6.35 World: 4.84 1971 Solomon Islands: 6.99 Vanuatu: 6.29 World: 4.69 1972 Solomon Islands: 6.99 Vanuatu: 6.23 World: 4.55 1973 Solomon Islands: 7 Vanuatu: 6.15 World: 4.42 1974 Solomon Islands: 7.01 Vanuatu: 6.06 World: 4.26 1975 Solomon Islands: 6.99 Vanuatu: 5.98 World: 4.07 1976 Solomon Islands: 6.95 Vanuatu: 5.89 World: 3.97 1977 Solomon Islands: 6.92 Vanuatu: 5.81 World: 3.84 1978 Solomon Islands: 6.87 Vanuatu: 5.77 World: 3.77 1979 Solomon Islands: 6.82 Vanuatu: 5.73 World: 3.76 1980 Solomon Islands: 6.77 Vanuatu: 5.69 World: 3.73 1981 Solomon Islands: 6.71 Vanuatu: 5.65 World: 3.71 1982 Solomon Islands: 6.64 Vanuatu: 5.6 World: 3.72 1983 Solomon Islands: 6.57 Vanuatu: 5.55 World: 3.59 1984 Solomon Islands: 6.49 Vanuatu: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 Solomon Islands: 6.38 Vanuatu: 5.43 World: 3.53 1986 Solomon Islands: 6.26 Vanuatu: 5.38 World: 3.51 1987 Solomon Islands: 6.12 Vanuatu: 5.33 World: 3.48 1988 Solomon Islands: 5.99 Vanuatu: 5.27 World: 3.39 1989 Solomon Islands: 5.87 Vanuatu: 5.21 World: 3.35 1990 Solomon Islands: 5.74 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 3.31 1991 Solomon Islands: 5.62 Vanuatu: 5.13 World: 3.13 1992 Solomon Islands: 5.51 Vanuatu: 5.09 World: 3.04 1993 Solomon Islands: 5.45 Vanuatu: 5.02 World: 2.97 1994 Solomon Islands: 5.4 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 2.92 1995 Solomon Islands: 5.34 Vanuatu: 4.85 World: 2.87 1996 Solomon Islands: 5.22 Vanuatu: 4.75 World: 2.82 1997 Solomon Islands: 5.09 Vanuatu: 4.66 World: 2.78 1998 Solomon Islands: 4.98 Vanuatu: 4.6 World: 2.75 1999 Solomon Islands: 4.86 Vanuatu: 4.56 World: 2.72 2000 Solomon Islands: 4.76 Vanuatu: 4.54 World: 2.73 2001 Solomon Islands: 4.67 Vanuatu: 4.5 World: 2.69 2002 Solomon Islands: 4.6 Vanuatu: 4.38 World: 2.66 2003 Solomon Islands: 4.54 Vanuatu: 4.29 World: 2.64 2004 Solomon Islands: 4.47 Vanuatu: 4.21 World: 2.63 2005 Solomon Islands: 4.41 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.61 2006 Solomon Islands: 4.39 Vanuatu: 4.1 World: 2.61 2007 Solomon Islands: 4.37 Vanuatu: 4.12 World: 2.6 2008 Solomon Islands: 4.36 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.6 2009 Solomon Islands: 4.35 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.59 2010 Solomon Islands: 4.34 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.57 2011 Solomon Islands: 4.34 Vanuatu: 4.09 World: 2.55 2012 Solomon Islands: 4.33 Vanuatu: 4.06 World: 2.56 2013 Solomon Islands: 4.33 Vanuatu: 4.04 World: 2.53 2014 Solomon Islands: 4.36 Vanuatu: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Solomon Islands: 4.29 Vanuatu: 3.95 World: 2.49 2016 Solomon Islands: 4.2 Vanuatu: 3.92 World: 2.49 2017 Solomon Islands: 4.06 Vanuatu: 3.88 World: 2.46 2018 Solomon Islands: 3.93 Vanuatu: 3.83 World: 2.39 2019 Solomon Islands: 3.8 Vanuatu: 3.79 World: 2.35 2020 Solomon Islands: 3.75 Vanuatu: 3.74 World: 2.28 2021 Solomon Islands: 3.69 Vanuatu: 3.7 World: 2.25 2022 Solomon Islands: 3.62 Vanuatu: 3.65 World: 2.22 2023 Solomon Islands: 3.56 Vanuatu: 3.6 World: 2.2 2024 Solomon Islands: 3.51 Vanuatu: 3.57 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Solomon Islands Vanuatu World

0 2 4 6 8 10 1991 Solomon Islands: 1.97 Vanuatu: 7.98 World: 5.12 1992 Solomon Islands: 1.85 Vanuatu: 7.95 World: 5.28 1993 Solomon Islands: 1.83 Vanuatu: 8.26 World: 5.54 1994 Solomon Islands: 1.8 Vanuatu: 8.08 World: 5.79 1995 Solomon Islands: 1.84 Vanuatu: 8.13 World: 5.92 1996 Solomon Islands: 1.88 Vanuatu: 8.09 World: 5.98 1997 Solomon Islands: 2.01 Vanuatu: 8.22 World: 6.01 1998 Solomon Islands: 2.16 Vanuatu: 8.22 World: 6.16 1999 Solomon Islands: 2.19 Vanuatu: 8.29 World: 6.28 2000 Solomon Islands: 2.45 Vanuatu: 8.27 World: 6.11 2001 Solomon Islands: 2.64 Vanuatu: 8.42 World: 6.19 2002 Solomon Islands: 2.7 Vanuatu: 8.6 World: 6.41 2003 Solomon Islands: 2.29 Vanuatu: 8.66 World: 6.48 2004 Solomon Islands: 2.03 Vanuatu: 8.43 World: 6.33 2005 Solomon Islands: 1.88 Vanuatu: 8.12 World: 6.22 2006 Solomon Islands: 1.92 Vanuatu: 8.01 World: 5.97 2007 Solomon Islands: 1.98 Vanuatu: 6.86 World: 5.77 2008 Solomon Islands: 2 Vanuatu: 5.66 World: 5.82 2009 Solomon Islands: 2.02 Vanuatu: 4.57 World: 6.41 2010 Solomon Islands: 1.62 Vanuatu: 4.68 World: 6.28 2011 Solomon Islands: 1.29 Vanuatu: 4.81 World: 6.15 2012 Solomon Islands: 0.98 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 6.15 2013 Solomon Islands: 0.69 Vanuatu: 5.04 World: 6.1 2014 Solomon Islands: 0.73 Vanuatu: 5.14 World: 5.96 2015 Solomon Islands: 0.74 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 6 2016 Solomon Islands: 0.74 Vanuatu: 5.2 World: 5.97 2017 Solomon Islands: 0.73 Vanuatu: 5.25 World: 5.9 2018 Solomon Islands: 0.72 Vanuatu: 5.35 World: 5.76 2019 Solomon Islands: 0.75 Vanuatu: 5.44 World: 5.59 2020 Solomon Islands: 0.87 Vanuatu: 4.05 World: 6.59 2021 Solomon Islands: 0.88 Vanuatu: 4.78 World: 6.05 2022 Solomon Islands: 1.48 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 5.23 2023 Solomon Islands: 1.44 Vanuatu: 5.01 World: 4.85 2024 Solomon Islands: 1.44 Vanuatu: 4.99 World: 4.81 2025 Solomon Islands: 1.43 Vanuatu: 5.07 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Solomon Islands Vanuatu World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Solomon Islands: 0.37 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.14 1971 Solomon Islands: 0.36 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.04 1972 Solomon Islands: 0.38 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.16 1973 Solomon Islands: 0.45 Vanuatu: 1.02 World: 4.32 1974 Solomon Islands: 0.53 Vanuatu: 1.22 World: 4.23 1975 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.97 World: 4.14 1976 Solomon Islands: 0.41 Vanuatu: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Solomon Islands: 0.42 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.36 1978 Solomon Islands: 0.4 Vanuatu: 0.92 World: 4.42 1979 Solomon Islands: 0.41 Vanuatu: 0.96 World: 4.46 1980 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 1.01 World: 4.33 1981 Solomon Islands: 0.59 Vanuatu: 0.86 World: 4.18 1982 Solomon Islands: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.05 1983 Solomon Islands: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.79 World: 4.01 1984 Solomon Islands: 0.46 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.07 1985 Solomon Islands: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.05 1986 Solomon Islands: 0.34 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.04 1987 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.64 World: 4.1 1988 Solomon Islands: 0.51 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.16 1989 Solomon Islands: 0.48 Vanuatu: 0.68 World: 4.16 1990 Solomon Islands: 0.48 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.15 1991 Solomon Islands: 0.48 Vanuatu: 0.63 World: 4.1 1992 Solomon Islands: 0.51 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 4.01 1993 Solomon Islands: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Solomon Islands: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.94 1995 Solomon Islands: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.99 1996 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.01 1997 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.02 1998 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.98 1999 Solomon Islands: 0.42 Vanuatu: 0.29 World: 3.95 2000 Solomon Islands: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.45 World: 4.01 2001 Solomon Islands: 0.57 Vanuatu: 0.51 World: 4.01 2002 Solomon Islands: 0.59 Vanuatu: 0.49 World: 4.02 2003 Solomon Islands: 0.6 Vanuatu: 0.56 World: 4.15 2004 Solomon Islands: 0.6 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.28 2005 Solomon Islands: 0.62 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.39 2006 Solomon Islands: 0.61 Vanuatu: 0.37 World: 4.48 2007 Solomon Islands: 0.65 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.59 2008 Solomon Islands: 0.65 Vanuatu: 0.57 World: 4.56 2009 Solomon Islands: 0.63 Vanuatu: 0.62 World: 4.45 2010 Solomon Islands: 0.67 Vanuatu: 0.65 World: 4.67 2011 Solomon Islands: 0.67 Vanuatu: 0.74 World: 4.76 2012 Solomon Islands: 0.65 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.77 2013 Solomon Islands: 0.66 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.81 2014 Solomon Islands: 0.61 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.78 2015 Solomon Islands: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.7 2016 Solomon Islands: 0.49 Vanuatu: 0.61 World: 4.65 2017 Solomon Islands: 0.43 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.67 2018 Solomon Islands: 0.46 Vanuatu: 0.8 World: 4.73 2019 Solomon Islands: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.75 World: 4.7 2020 Solomon Islands: 0.41 Vanuatu: 0.84 World: 4.47 2021 Solomon Islands: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.68 2022 Solomon Islands: 0.38 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.67 2023 Solomon Islands: 0.37 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.68 2024 Solomon Islands: 0.38 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2015

Solomon Islands Vanuatu World

0 10 20 30 40 2005 Solomon Islands: 0.84 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 15.6 2006 Solomon Islands: 1.65 Vanuatu: 5.85 World: 17.2 2007 Solomon Islands: 2 Vanuatu: 6.8 World: 20.2 2008 Solomon Islands: 3 Vanuatu: 7.27 World: 22.8 2009 Solomon Islands: 4 Vanuatu: 7.5 World: 25.3 2010 Solomon Islands: 5 Vanuatu: 8 World: 28.4 2011 Solomon Islands: 6 Vanuatu: 9.2 World: 30.9 2012 Solomon Islands: 7 Vanuatu: 10.6 World: 33.3 2013 Solomon Islands: 8 Vanuatu: 11.3 World: 35.3 2014 Solomon Islands: 9 Vanuatu: 18.8 World: 37.4 2015 Solomon Islands: 10 Vanuatu: 22.35 World: 39.9 2005 2009 2011 2015

Population

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Population 838,645 2025
163rd of 215		 335,169 2025
177th of 215
Population density 28.6 /km² 2023
172nd of 214		 26.3 /km² 2023
177th of 214
Population growth 2.35 % 2025
32nd of 215		 2.23 % 2025
36th of 215
Life expectancy 70.7 years 2024
147th of 215		 71.7 years 2024
139th of 215
Fertility rate 3.51 2024
44th of 215		 3.57 2024
42nd of 215
Birth rate 26.7 ‰ 2024
44th of 215		 27.7 ‰ 2024
40th of 215
Infant mortality 16.4 ‰ 2024
120th of 196		 14.4 ‰ 2024
108th of 196
Urban population 31.3 % 2025
192nd of 215		 22.3 % 2025
207th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.7 % 2025
172nd of 215		 4.4 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in cities 15.6 % 2025
174th of 215		 17.2 % 2025
171st of 215
Living in towns 8.4 % 2025
207th of 215		 12.9 % 2025
202nd of 215
Living in rural areas 75.9 % 2025
1st of 215		 69.9 % 2025
3rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Human Development Index 0.584 2023
156th of 193		 0.621 2023
146th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.483 2023
112th of 169		 0.521 2023
108th of 169
Gender Inequality Index 0.478 2023
119th of 172		 0.556 2023
147th of 172

Economy

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
GDP 1.7 bn US$ 2025
172nd of 186		 1.4 bn US$ 2025
174th of 186
GDP per capita 2,086 US$ 2025
152nd of 186		 4,039 US$ 2025
128th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 2,788 int. $ 2025
175th of 185		 4,525 int. $ 2025
158th of 185
GNI per capita 2,020 US$ 2025
148th of 182		 4,410 US$ 2025
119th of 182
GDP growth 3.6 % 2025
83rd of 186		 3.1 % 2025
102nd of 186
Inflation 3.4 % 2025
72nd of 165		 0.7 % 2025
141st of 165
Trade 111.4 % 2024 73.4 % 2024
Exports 40.6 % 2024 25.3 % 2024
FDI inflows 2.1 % 2024
111th of 192		 2.2 % 2024
106th of 192
Manufacturing 10.1 % 2024 4.0 % 2024
Agriculture 29.7 % 2024 26.6 % 2024
Tax revenue 23.3 % 2024
20th of 89		 16.5 % 2023
Government debt 26.0 % 2024
1st of 56		 67.9 % 2023

Labour

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Unemployment 1.4 % 2025
9th of 181		 5.1 % 2025
90th of 181
Youth unemployment 2.8 % 2025
9th of 181		 11.3 % 2025
83rd of 181
Women in the labour force 82.3 % 2025
2nd of 181		 53.3 % 2025
92nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 42.5 % 2025
34th of 181		 44.5 % 2025
30th of 181
Weekly hours worked 34.9 h 2025
134th of 181		 28.3 h 2025
178th of 181
Youth NEET rate 8.3 % 2025
25th of 181		 34.8 % 2025
166th of 181
Labour income share 46.9 % 2025
52nd of 114		 61.0 % 2014
Output per hour 2.7 $ 2025
171st of 181		 6.3 $ 2025
146th of 181

Health

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Health spending 5.4 % 2023
121st of 192		 4.1 % 2023
152nd of 192
Health spending per person 111 US$ 2023
140th of 191		 143 US$ 2023
134th of 191
Physicians 0.24 /1,000 2023 0.16 /1,000 2019
Under-5 mortality 20.0 ‰ 2024
123rd of 196		 17.1 ‰ 2024
110th of 196
Maternal mortality 123 /100k 2023
136th of 194		 100 /100k 2023
129th of 194
Tobacco use 38.4 % 2024
159th of 166		 24.9 % 2024
118th of 166
Safe drinking water - 19.2 % 2024
135th of 147

Food

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Calories per person 2,166 kcal 2023
147th of 155		 2,909 kcal 2023
85th of 155
Protein supply 54.8 g 2022
164th of 174		 75.4 g 2022
121st of 174
Animal protein supply 18.5 g 2022
142nd of 174		 29.7 g 2022
117th of 174
Fat supply 54.8 g 2022
150th of 174		 113.5 g 2022
60th of 174
Cereal import dependency 100.0 % 2022
15th of 160		 98.2 % 2022
22nd of 160
Food insecurity - 23.3 % 2020
Severe food insecurity - 2.4 % 2020

Education

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Secondary enrolment 49.0 % 2012 134.7 % 2023
Education spending 8.3 % 2023
3rd of 121		 7.6 % 2024
5th of 121
Expected schooling 11.3 yrs 2023
153rd of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
140th of 195
Mean schooling 5.9 yrs 2023
159th of 193		 7.2 yrs 2023
141st of 193
Literacy - 88.0 % 2023

Society

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Income inequality 37.1 2012 32.3 2019
Extreme poverty 40.3 % 2012 19.5 % 2019
Internet use 29.0 % 2024
166th of 182		 22.4 % 2015
Mobile subscriptions 62.1 /100 2022 89.3 /100 2023
Electricity access 81.5 % 2024
167th of 213		 65.5 % 2024
179th of 213
Women in parliament 6.0 % 2025
172nd of 184		 1.9 % 2025
181st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Refugees hosted 0 2024 0 2025
177th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2024 0.0 ‰ 2025
177th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 0 2024 7 2025
155th of 177
Refugees from the country 73 2025
158th of 199		 13 2025
179th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
121st of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
136th of 199

Governance

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Control of corruption 45.0 /100 2024
97th of 207		 44.8 /100 2024
98th of 207
Government effectiveness 34.5 /100 2024
168th of 205		 35.5 /100 2024
166th of 205
Rule of law 59.6 /100 2024
92nd of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
75th of 207
Regulatory quality 40.9 /100 2024
171st of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Voice and accountability 62.6 /100 2024
81st of 205		 65.4 /100 2024
65th of 205
Political stability 78.7 /100 2024
56th of 207		 82.3 /100 2024
42nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
CO₂ per capita 0.38 t 2024
37th of 202		 0.87 t 2024
59th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.3 Mt 2024
189th of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
194th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
189th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
195th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
185th of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
197th of 204
GHG per capita 0.76 t 2024
13th of 202		 1.93 t 2024
54th of 202
Renewable energy 50.1 % 2022
50th of 211		 25.0 % 2022
93rd of 211
Forest area 90.1 % 2023
5th of 212		 36.3 % 2023
83rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 9.8 µg/m³ 2023
44th of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
26th of 200
Land area 27,990 km² 2023
141st of 214		 12,190 km² 2023
158th of 214

Energy

Indicator Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Renewable electricity 9.1 % 2024
148th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Wind and solar 9.1 % 2024
77th of 190		 12.5 % 2023
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
151st of 180		 0.0 % 2023
Low-carbon electricity 9.1 % 2024
150th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Fossil electricity 90.9 % 2024
150th of 190		 75.0 % 2023
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
87th of 188		 0.0 % 2023
Carbon intensity of power 600 g/kWh 2024
140th of 190		 500 g/kWh 2023
Electricity per capita 0.13 MWh 2024
175th of 191		 0.25 MWh 2023

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.