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