How much coast is there?

The Solomon Islands’ coastline is 14 times as long as the Marshall Islands’.

Marshall Islands: 370 km (2026 edition) · Solomon Islands: 5,313 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The Solomon Islands’ highest peak towers 2,321 m above the Marshall Islands’.

Marshall Islands: 14 m (2026 edition) · Solomon Islands: 2,335 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The Solomon Islands has 23 times as many people as the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands: 36,282 (2025) · Solomon Islands: 838,645 (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Marshall Islands is 6.7 times as densely populated as the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 202 per km² (2025) · Solomon Islands: 30 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Marshall Islands is 0.45 years older than in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 20.7 years (2023) · Solomon Islands: 20.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the Solomon Islands have 0.6 more children on average than in the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands: 2.86 children per woman (2024) · Solomon Islands: 3.51 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

4.9% of people in the Marshall Islands are 65 or older, versus 3.7% in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 4.9% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 3.7% (2025)

How many official languages?

The Marshall Islands has 2 official languages, the Solomon Islands 1.

Marshall Islands: 2 (2026) · Solomon Islands: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

The Solomon Islands’ economy is 5.7 times the size of the Marshall Islands’.

Marshall Islands: $308 million (2025) · Solomon Islands: $1.75 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

The Marshall Islands produces 3.2 times as much per person as the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: Int$8,964 (2025) · Solomon Islands: Int$2,788 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Marshall Islands: 35.5 (2019) · Solomon Islands: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Marshall Islands: no data · Solomon Islands: 1.4% (2025)

How expensive is it?

The Marshall Islands’ price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the Solomon Islands’.

Marshall Islands: 95% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 75% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Marshall Islands spends 8 times as much on health per person as the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: $894 (2023) · Solomon Islands: $111 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the Marshall Islands is 38% more likely to die before turning one than in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 22.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Solomon Islands: 16.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Marshall Islands: no data · Solomon Islands: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

41% of adults in the Marshall Islands are obese, versus 21% in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 41.2% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 20.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

38% of adults in the Solomon Islands smoke, versus 30% in the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands: 29.9% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 38.4% (2024)

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Marshall Islands drink 19% more alcohol than in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 0.7 litres (2023) · Solomon Islands: 0.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Marshall Islands has 8 times as much meat per person as the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 125.6 kg (2023) · Solomon Islands: 15.6 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The Marshall Islands has 1,155 kcal more food per person per day than the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 3,321 kcal (2023) · Solomon Islands: 2,166 kcal (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Marshall Islands went to school 5.8 years longer than in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 11.6 years (2023) · Solomon Islands: 5.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The Marshall Islands welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as the Solomon Islands (2019).

Marshall Islands: 0.14 (2019) · Solomon Islands: 0.04 (2019)

How many people are online?

66% of people in the Marshall Islands are online, versus 29% in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 66% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 29% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

97% of people in the Marshall Islands have electricity, versus 82% in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 97.2% (2024) · Solomon Islands: 81.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

79% of people in the Marshall Islands live in cities, versus 31% in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 79% (2025) · Solomon Islands: 31% (2025)

How many phones per person?

The Solomon Islands has 62 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Marshall Islands 40.

Marshall Islands: 40 (2022) · Solomon Islands: 62 (2022)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the Marshall Islands fly 4.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 0.81 (2023) · Solomon Islands: 0.19 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 90% of the Solomon Islands, but only 52% of the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands: 52.2% (2023) · Solomon Islands: 90.1% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the Marshall Islands emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 4.1 t (2024) · Solomon Islands: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

Marshall Islands: no data · Solomon Islands: 9.1% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the Solomon Islands carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in the Marshall Islands.

Marshall Islands: 2.8 µg/m³ (2024) · Solomon Islands: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the Marshall Islands are 6% deadlier than in the Solomon Islands.

Marshall Islands: 11.9 per 100k (2021) · Solomon Islands: 11.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Marshall Islands: no data · Solomon Islands: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Marshall Islands: no data · Solomon Islands: 4,245 mm (2016–2025 avg)