Papua New Guinea
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Identity
Formal name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
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Curated stat
Papua New Guinea has more than 800 indigenous languages, turning one country into a language map.
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Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands
94 shared metrics.
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Solomon Islands
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Identity
Name origin: Spanish explorer Alvaro de MENDANA named the isles in 1568 after the wealthy biblical King SOLOMON in the mistaken belief that the islands contained great r…
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Geography
Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Maryland.
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Analysis
Papua New Guinea leads in 53 of 94 shared metrics, while Solomon Islands leads in 41.
Papua New Guinea's Electricity Generation is 42.0x that of Solomon Islands (4.7 TWh vs 0.11 TWh).
Papua New Guinea's Electric Generating Capacity is 30.0x that of Solomon Islands (1.15M kW vs 37.0K kW).
Papua New Guinea's GDP (Nominal) is 19.1x that of Solomon Islands ($31,800,428,265.52 vs $1,583,964,703.75).
Papua New Guinea's Total CO2 Emissions is 16.4x that of Solomon Islands (5.5 Mt CO2e vs 0.31 Mt CO2e).
Papua New Guinea's Land Area is 15.2x that of Solomon Islands (452.9K km² vs 28.0K km²).
Key Comparisons
Electricity GenerationPapua New Guinea leads
Papua New Guinea
4.7 TWh
Solomon Islands
0.11 TWh
Electric Generating CapacityPapua New Guinea leads
Papua New Guinea
1.15M kW
Solomon Islands
37.0K kW
GDP (Nominal)Papua New Guinea leads
Papua New Guinea
$31,800,428,265.52
Solomon Islands
$1,583,964,703.75
Total CO2 EmissionsPapua New Guinea leads
Papua New Guinea
5.5 Mt CO2e
Solomon Islands
0.31 Mt CO2e
Land AreaPapua New Guinea leads
Papua New Guinea
452.9K km²
Solomon Islands
28.0K km²
AirportsPapua New Guinea leads
Papua New Guinea
570
Solomon Islands
36
All Metrics
Electricity Generation
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
4.7 TWh
Solomon Islands
0.11 TWh
4200% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
1.15M kW
Solomon Islands
37.0K kW
3003% higher
GDP (Nominal)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
$31,800,428,265.52
Solomon Islands
$1,583,964,703.75
1908% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
5.5 Mt CO2e
Solomon Islands
0.31 Mt CO2e
1639% higher
Land Area
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
452.9K km²
Solomon Islands
28.0K km²
1518% higher
Airports
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
570
Solomon Islands
36
1483% higher
Forest Area
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
357.6K km²
Solomon Islands
25.2K km²
1318% higher
Population
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
10.27M
Solomon Islands
738.8K
1291% higher
Air Passengers
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
1.55M
Solomon Islands
157.4K
883% higher
Tourist Arrivals
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
39.0K
Solomon Islands
4.4K
786% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
205
Solomon Islands
25
720% higher
Scientific Publications
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
83.33
Solomon Islands
11.06
653% higher
Official Languages Count
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
4.0
Solomon Islands
1.0
300% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
52.4% of GDP
Solomon Islands
15.4% of GDP
240% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
43.37% of firms
Solomon Islands
14.97% of firms
190% higher
Capital Elevation
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
74 m
Solomon Islands
29 m
155% higher
CO2 Per Capita
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0.79 t/person/yr
Solomon Islands
0.36 t/person/yr
119% higher
Solar Electricity Share
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.21%
Solomon Islands
9.1%
98% lower
Child Mortality
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
40.3 per 1k births
Solomon Islands
20.6 per 1k births
96% higher
Infant Mortality
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
32 per 1k births
Solomon Islands
16.5 per 1k births
94% higher
Highest Elevation
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
4.5K m
Solomon Islands
2.3K m
93% higher
Suicide Rate
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
1.8 per 100k
Solomon Islands
19.6 per 100k
91% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.78% of GDP
Solomon Islands
8.3% of GDP
91% lower
Inflation Rate
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.60%
Solomon Islands
4.3%
86% lower
Unemployment Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
2.7%
Solomon Islands
1.5%
86% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
$4,874.69
Solomon Islands
$2,674.89
82% higher
Electricity Access (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
20.5%
Solomon Islands
81.3%
75% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.06 per 1k
Solomon Islands
0.24 per 1k
75% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
2.7%
Solomon Islands
6.0%
55% lower
Food Waste per Person
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
129.86 kg/person/yr
Solomon Islands
83.71 kg/person/yr
55% higher
Protected Land (%)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
3.7%
Solomon Islands
2.4%
54% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
13.41 kg/person/yr
Solomon Islands
27.88 kg/person/yr
52% lower
GNI Per Capita
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
$2,900
Solomon Islands
$1,910
52% higher
Time Zones Count
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
3.0 time zones
Solomon Islands
2.0 time zones
50% higher
Urban Population (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
15.41%
Solomon Islands
30.66%
50% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
2.6% of GDP
Solomon Islands
4.8% of GDP
46% lower
Internet Users (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
24%
Solomon Islands
43%
44% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
19.38% of firms
Solomon Islands
13.51% of firms
43% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
7.4 per 100k
Solomon Islands
12.82 per 100k
42% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
47.23% of firms
Solomon Islands
81.34% of firms
42% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
26 pts
Solomon Islands
44 pts
41% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
39 per 100 people
Solomon Islands
62 per 100 people
37% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
3.8% of youth labor force
Solomon Islands
2.8% of youth labor force
37% higher
Fertility Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
3.7 children/woman
Solomon Islands
2.7 children/woman
37% higher
Death Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
5.4 per 1k
Solomon Islands
3.9 per 1k
36% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
10 days/yr
Solomon Islands
15 days/yr
33% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.47
Solomon Islands
0.70
33% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
14.9 per 100k
Solomon Islands
11.2 per 100k
33% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
23.57%
Solomon Islands
34.65%
32% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
13.19% of adults
Solomon Islands
19.27% of adults
32% lower
Beer Consumption
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.45 L/person/yr
Solomon Islands
0.66 L/person/yr
31% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.48
Solomon Islands
0.68
29% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.38
Solomon Islands
0.54
29% lower
Women in Senior Management
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
17.74% of managers
Solomon Islands
25.08% of managers
29% lower
Birth Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
27.57 per 1k
Solomon Islands
21.57 per 1k
28% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
15.93% of GDP
Solomon Islands
22.07% of GDP
28% lower
GDP Growth Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
3.8%
Solomon Islands
3.0%
27% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
17.31 µg/m³
Solomon Islands
13.95 µg/m³
24% higher
Spirits Consumption
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.27 L/person/yr
Solomon Islands
0.35 L/person/yr
22% lower
Alcohol Consumption
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
1.1 L/adult/yr
Solomon Islands
1.4 L/adult/yr
22% lower
Population Density
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
22.94 /km²
Solomon Islands
28.58 /km²
20% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
3.1%
Solomon Islands
3.9%
20% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
513.74 gCO2/kWh
Solomon Islands
636.36 gCO2/kWh
19% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
$81.11
Solomon Islands
$96.74
16% lower
Political Corruption Index
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0.68
Solomon Islands
0.60
14% higher
Dependency Ratio
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
58.59% of working-age pop.
Solomon Islands
68.38% of working-age pop.
14% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
78.95%
Solomon Islands
90.06%
12% lower
Median Age
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
22.3 years
Solomon Islands
20.3 years
10% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
54.6%
Solomon Islands
50.1%
9% higher
Youth Population (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
33.48%
Solomon Islands
36.97%
9% lower
Obesity Rate
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
20.12%
Solomon Islands
21.63%
7% lower
Smoking Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
39.6%
Solomon Islands
36.9%
7% higher
Teen Birth Rate
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
54.07 per 1k
Solomon Islands
50.37 per 1k
7% higher
Life Expectancy
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
66.1 years
Solomon Islands
70.5 years
6% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
21.95% of firms
Solomon Islands
20.8% of firms
6% higher
Elderly Population (%)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
3.5%
Solomon Islands
3.6%
5% lower
Coastline Length
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
5.2K km
Solomon Islands
5.3K km
3% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
39.3% of adults
Solomon Islands
38.3% of adults
3% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
27.3% of adults
Solomon Islands
28.2% of adults
3% lower
Human Development Index
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.58
Solomon Islands
0.58
1% lower
Coal Electricity Share
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0%
Solomon Islands
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0%
Solomon Islands
0%
ranked higher
Broadband Access (%)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
202 per 100 people
Solomon Islands
202 per 100 people
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0 per 1M people
Solomon Islands
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0 m
Solomon Islands
0 m
ranked higher
Irrigated Land
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0 km²
Solomon Islands
0 km²
ranked higher
Land Border Length
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
824 km
Solomon Islands
0 km
ranked higher
Freedom of Expression Index
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
0.84
Solomon Islands
0.84
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
14.7% of GDP
Solomon Islands
-1% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
Solomon IslandsPapua New Guinea
-0.62% of GDP
Solomon Islands
2.1% of GDP
ranked lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
1.0 sites
Solomon Islands
1.0 sites
equal
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0 per 100k people
Solomon Islands
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
0 per 1M people
Solomon Islands
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
1.0
Solomon Islands
0
ranked higher
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