| Attribute |
Solomon Islands × | 
Cook Islands × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 28,896 | 236 |
| Continent | Australia | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 27,986 | 236 |
| Water area (km²) | 910 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 5,313 | 120 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 2,335 | 652 |
| People | | |
| Population | 685,097 | 8,574 |
| Official languages | | - Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan)
- English
|
| Religion | Protestant | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Short country name | Solomon Islands | Cook Islands |
| Short local name | Solomon Islands | - |
| Former name | | |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Self-governing parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Honiara | Avarua |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 1,330,000,000 | 299,900,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,298,000,000 | 299,900,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,200 | 16,700 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 13.1 | - |
| Labor force | 202,500 | 6,820 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | - | 13.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 532,500,000 | 86,900,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 570,500,000 | 77,900,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 41 | 29 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -2.9 | 3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 9.4 | - |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 10.7 | - |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 499,800,000 | 38,990,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 499,800,000 | 148,200,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 152,600,000 | - |
| Current account balance (USD) | -54,000,000 | 26,670,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 468,600,000 | 3,125,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 462,100,000 | 109,300,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 0 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 757,000,000 | 141,000,000 |
| National currency | Solomon Islands dollars | NZ dollars |
| National currency (code) | SBD | NZD |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 7.9 | 1.416 |