Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.0359 units per person
in 2025
Solomon Islands
0.0367 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
176th
Solomon Islands rank
174th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
0.010.020.030.04196019922025

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.0367 units per person against 0.0359 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Solomon Islands ranks 174th of 217 countries.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0107 units per person 0.0309 units per person 0.0202 units per person Solomon Islands
1970s 0.0111 units per person 0.0335 units per person 0.0223 units per person Solomon Islands
1980s 0.0171 units per person 0.0326 units per person 0.0155 units per person Solomon Islands
1990s 0.0236 units per person 0.0331 units per person 0.0095 units per person Solomon Islands
2000s 0.0261 units per person 0.0343 units per person 0.0081 units per person Solomon Islands
2010s 0.0285 units per person 0.0355 units per person 0.007 units per person Solomon Islands
2020s 0.0332 units per person 0.0365 units per person 0.0033 units per person Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per capita, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 0.0367 units per person against 0.0359 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per capita between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.0008 units per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th and Solomon Islands ranks 174th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.