Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu

Solomon Islands and Vanuatu compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Solomon Islands has about 2.5 times as many people as Vanuatu: 838,645 against 335,169 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Vanuatu ($4,039) is 94% higher than in Solomon Islands ($2,086) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Solomon Islands (3.6%) than in Vanuatu (3.1%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Solomon Islands (3.4%) than in Vanuatu (0.7%), a difference of 2.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Vanuatu (5.1%) than in Solomon Islands (1.4%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Vanuatu can expect to live 1 years longer than one born in Solomon Islands: 71.7 years against 70.7 years in 2024.
• Half of the population is older than about 20.3 years in both Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Solomon Islands (29% in 2024) than in Vanuatu (22.4% in 2015), a difference of 6.6 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in Vanuatu (0.87 tonnes) are about 2.3 times as high as in Solomon Islands (0.38 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Solomon Islands (89.8%) than in Vanuatu (74.6%), a difference of 15.2 percentage points in 2024.