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Solomon Islands vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Solomon Islands
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Leads on 30 of 108 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 68 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Solomon Islands and Thailand: Solomon Islands leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (435,600) against Thailand (40.62); Solomon Islands leads on Major Urban Areas Population (82,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Solomon Islands leads on Radios (57,000) against Thailand (13.96). Across 108 compared metrics, Solomon Islands wins on 30 and Thailand wins on 68.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)29.04 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)42.46 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 43% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Radios57,000★13.96
Televisions3,000★15.19
Waterwaysnone4,000

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country516.95M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.55B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)19.46 %21.58 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)10.7 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index53.484.6★
Electricity Consumption95.79187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels92★76
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables816★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity38,000★44.89
Electricity Production103181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.66 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient37.1★35
Gross National Saving13.134.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.7 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP★1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption2,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports1,485807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line12.7 people9.9 people★
Public Debt15.4★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,600★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,577134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances5.4★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources20.27★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)40.30.39★
Taxes and Other Revenues20.7★15.4
Top Exporting Countries642.59M USD368.82B USD★
Unemployment Rate1.5 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate84.3 %66.68 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)12,888★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions318,000336.69★
Population Distributionmost 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 porthighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation2.6 sq km18.37 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11.92 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources44.7438.61★

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %5.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)95.78142.5★
Agricultural land1,127.4 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)5,313 km★3,219 km
Irrigated Land064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country34.4 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions976★
Independence7123★
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)12★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita175.6 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km2.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)123 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth22.623.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.5 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA500,000
Underweight Children Under 516.27.7★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)64.07 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.390.63★
Life expectancy at birth73.06 years80.78 years★
Median age of population20.91 years41.03 years★
Population Change19,998 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density29.77 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population858,093 persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.9★0.38
Birth Rate (%)21.57 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.3 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)3.94 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age213,983.35 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate435,600★40.62
Learning-adjusted years of school3.37 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population82,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.14169.16★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization24.5 %62.64 %★
Physician Density0.24 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.62 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums1.15 %2 %★
Total deaths4,081.3 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)37.74 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate3.4 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration1,680.7 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate16.06 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.341.01★
Airports36105★
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraft41
Heliports25★

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