Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 29.27 people per sq. km of land area against 26.89 people per sq. km of land area in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.38 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Solomon Islands ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 177th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.61 people per sq. km of land area | 6.12 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5104 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 7.15 people per sq. km of land area | 8.13 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9842 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 9.95 people per sq. km of land area | 10.6 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6513 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 13.58 people per sq. km of land area | 13.55 people per sq. km of land area | 0.029 people per sq. km of land area | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 17.11 people per sq. km of land area | 17.12 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0099 people per sq. km of land area | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 22.49 people per sq. km of land area | 21.65 people per sq. km of land area | 0.843 people per sq. km of land area | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 27.92 people per sq. km of land area | 25.69 people per sq. km of land area | 2.23 people per sq. km of land area | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Solomon Islands or Vanuatu?
- Solomon Islands, at 29.27 people per sq. km of land area against 26.89 people per sq. km of land area in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
- 2.38 people per sq. km of land area, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Solomon Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for population density?
- Solomon Islands ranks 174th and Vanuatu ranks 177th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.