Compare Solomon Islands & its neighbours

(Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Coral Sea Islands, New Caledonia)

Solomon IslandsFijiPapua New GuineaVanuatuNew Caledonia
Misc
Country CodeSBFJPGVUNC
Geography
Area (sq km)28,89618,274462,84012,18918,575
Coastline (km)5,3131,1295,1522,5282,254
Highest Point (m)2,335 (Mount Popomanaseu)1,324 (Tomanivi)4,509 (Mount Wilhelm)1,877 (Tabwemasana)1,628 (Mont Panie)
Average Elevation (m)667
People
Population660,121926,2767,027,332288,037282,754
Median Age22.8029.2023.4022.3032.30
Growth Rate1.90 %0.56 %1.67 %1.81 %1.30 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)24.5018.2023.3023.5014.80
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)3.806.206.604.005.70
Urban Population23.70 %56.20 %13.20 %25.30 %70.70 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth22.60
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)114.0030.00215.0078.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)14.309.3035.3013.905.20
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.10 %4.50 %4.30 %5.00 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.200.840.050.172.22
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.402.301.70
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)22.50 %30.20 %21.30 %25.20 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)9.90 %3.90 %4.70 %
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)1.30 %15.40 %3.60 %10.60 %38.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)1.330 billion8.629 billion30.190 billion772,000,00011.110 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)3.50 %3.00 %2.50 %4.20 %2.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)2,2009,8003,7002,70031,100
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)13.10 %12.70 %36.80 %