India vs Solomon Islands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 101 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Solomon Islands: India leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2.82) against Solomon Islands (318,000); Solomon Islands leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (12,888) against India (130.72 million); India leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (4.52 trillion $) against Solomon Islands (1.55 billion $). Across 101 compared metrics, India wins on 53 and Solomon Islands wins on 41.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 42 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %42.09 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 43% (2023 est.)
Radios11657,000
Televisions633,000
Waterways16,180none

Economy

42 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $516.95M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $1.55B $
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %10.7 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7153.4
Electricity Consumption1.1495.79
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7192
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants120
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables168
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.838,000
Electricity Production1.39103
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita5.66 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.737.1
Gross National Saving28.813.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %4.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %5.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.8 % of GDP3.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.182,000
Oil Exports825,6000
Oil Imports3.061,485
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people12.7 people
Public Debt46.515.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.521,600
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.310
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,3001,577
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.55.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1420.27
Taxes and Other Revenues6.720.7
Unemployment Rate4.3 %1.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M12,888
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82318,000
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivmost of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these about two thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per year11.92 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9144.7

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.64 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.795.78
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km1,127.4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km5,313 km
Irrigated Land754,5620

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %34.4 %
Administrative Divisions289
Independence157
Suffrage Participation Rate1821

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.512
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.5 people/sq km1.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %123 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.222.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %22.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3NA
Underweight Children Under 531.516.2

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %64.07 %
Human Capital Index0.520.39
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years73.06 years
Median age of population29.19 years20.91 years
Population Change14.13M persons19,998 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km29.77 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons858,093 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.9
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %21.57 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %29.3 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %3.94 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP8.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons213,983.35 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69435,600
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years3.37 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people82,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95164.14
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %24.5 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km0.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.62 %
Population living in slums5.41 %1.15 %
Total deaths8.28M persons4,081.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %37.74 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman3.4 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons1,680.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births16.06 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.34
Airports31536
Civil Air Travel93no major transport aircraft
Heliports2892

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