Solomon Islands vs World: Rural population, per capita
Solomon Islands
0.6869 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4217 units per person
in 2025
Solomon Islands rank
24th
World rank
27th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Solomon Islands
- World
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 0.6869 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World, a difference of 0.2652 units per person.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 24th and World ranks 27th of 216 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9557 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 0.3076 units per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 0.9122 units per person | 0.6237 units per person | 0.2885 units per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.8765 units per person | 0.5886 units per person | 0.288 units per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.8543 units per person | 0.5563 units per person | 0.298 units per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.825 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.3162 units per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7657 units per person | 0.459 units per person | 0.3067 units per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.7032 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 0.275 units per person | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Solomon Islands or World?
- Solomon Islands, at 0.6869 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Solomon Islands and World?
- 0.2652 units per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Solomon Islands and World rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 24th and World ranks 27th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.