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Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 97 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Solomon Islands
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Leads on 41 of 97 metrics
Vanuatu
vut
Leads on 31 of 97 metrics

Summary

Comparing Solomon Islands and Vanuatu: Solomon Islands leads on Total net-migration (1,681 persons) against Vanuatu (17.30 persons); Solomon Islands leads on Revenue from Forest Resources (20.27) against Vanuatu (0.54); Solomon Islands leads on Public Debt (15.40) against Vanuatu (71.70). Across 97 compared metrics, Solomon Islands wins on 41 and Vanuatu wins on 31.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 41 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)42.46 %45.73 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 43% (2023 est.)percent of population: 46% (2023 est.)
Radios57,00067,000★
Televisions3,000★2,300
Waterwaysnonenone

Economy

41 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country516.95M $★239.20M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.55B $★1.26B $
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)10.7 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index53.459.1★
Electricity Consumption95.79★58.59
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels92★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants00
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables829★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity38,000★37,000
Electricity Production103★63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.66 USD per capita12.93 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient37.1★32.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.7 %★-19.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.9 %★11.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption2,000★1,000
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports1,485★761
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line12.7 peopleNA
Public Debt15.4★71.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1,600★1,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1,577★1,073
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances5.412.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources20.27★0.54
Taxes and Other Revenues20.7★17.4
Unemployment Rate1.5 %★5.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)12,8888,621★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions318,000292,000★
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 portthree quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; the three largest islands -- Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate -- accommodate over half of the populace
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country11.92 Cubic meters per year★4.38 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources44.7★10

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.64 %★0.6 %
Agricultural land1,127.4 sq. km1,870 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)5,313 km★2,528 km
Irrigated Land00

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Rule of Law Index by Country34.4 %54.55 %★
Administrative Divisions9★6
Independence730★
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1219.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.8 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)123 %100 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.5 %★25.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNANA
Underweight Children Under 516.211.7★

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Currently married (Percent)64.07 %68.06 %★
Human Capital Index0.390.48★
Life expectancy at birth73.06 years74.94 years★
Median age of population20.91 years★20.27 years
Population Change19,998 persons★7,550.4 persons
Population density29.77 per sq. km28.09 per sq. km★
Total population858,093 persons★342,560.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.90.91★
Birth Rate (%)21.57 %★20.36 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate29.3 %49 %★
Death Rate (%)3.94 %★4.02 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)8.3 % of GDP★7.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age213,983.35 persons★83,702.15 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate435,600★118,100
Learning-adjusted years of school3.37 years4.87 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population82,000 people★53,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.14168.09★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization24.5 %30.17 %★
Physician Density0.24 people/sq km★0.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.62 %★1.51 %
Population living in slums1.15 %3.22 %★
Total deaths4,081.3 persons1,608.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)37.74 %53.29 %★
Total fertility rate3.4 per woman3.49 per woman★
Total net-migration1,680.7 persons★17.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate16.06 per live births15.87 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.341.26★
Airports36★31
Civil Air Travelno major transport aircraftno major transport aircraft

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