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Last European coloniser: United Kingdom · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Solomon Islands

Against lower middle income countries, Solomon Islands ranks 5th of 45 on governance and 40th of 46 on gender. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Solomon Islands with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Solomon Islands reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.7061 of 1795 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.31148 of 19336 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2018-0.06156 of 19931 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2012-0.73140 of 16533 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2022+0.09172 of 21034 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.47161 of 18640 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.28131 of 21333 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-0.03114 of 19514 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Solomon Islands, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths0per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present01 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated0.328%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share95%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.34%% of population2020no agreed direction
Women in a union64.5%% of women aged 15-492019no agreed direction

demography

Median age20.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing29.2years2023no agreed direction
Population838,645people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.35%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization31.3%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+3.67%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1436.6%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate3.51births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate26.7per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration1,631people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population0.3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.584index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.483index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$2,382international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$2,551international $2024higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,828US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.62%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.36%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness111%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.08%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue23.3%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption26.2%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government expense28.9%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture42.5%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Expected schooling11.3years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling5.88years2023higher is better
Education spending8.29%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment81.8%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment49%% gross2012higher is better
Out of school, primary30.1%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio25.4pupils per teacher2018higher is worse

environment

CO2 per capita0.384t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area90.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land3.9%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land2.4%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.478index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.927ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.675index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers9.52%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament6%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management25.1%% of managers2013higher is better
Married by 1821.3%% of women aged 20-242015higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index43index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)2rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Pre-trial detainee share32.7%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating5.37per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.696index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.539index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.429index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.748index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type2regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.602index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.84index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.874index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.892index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.727index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration88%% of children under 52015higher is better
Control of corruption-0.14index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law0.153index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.869index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.888index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability0.327index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability0.75index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy70.7years2024higher is better
Infant mortality16.4per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality20per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending5.36%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate19.6per 100,0002021higher is worse
Basic water access71.6%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation34.6%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting29.8%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility49.4births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality123per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance86.2%% of births2015higher is better
Alcohol consumption1.45litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use38.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths16.5per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.238per 1,000 people2023higher is better
DTP3 immunisation87%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.1%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence123per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality40.6%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women32.6%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending3.16%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment20%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity21.8%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index47index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index37.1index (0-100)2012higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate40.3%% of population2012higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users29%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions62.1per 100 people2022higher is better
Electricity access81.5%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population1.95%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband0.107per 100 people2022higher is better

labor

Unemployment1.43%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation82.3%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation86.2%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study7.04%% of 15 to 24 year olds2013higher is worse
Vulnerable employment68.7%% of employment2025higher is worse

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Solomon Islands

Also in East Asia & Pacific: American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong SAR, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. People's Rep., Korea, Rep., Lao PDR, Macao SAR, China, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Mongolia, Myanmar, Naoero, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam.

Also lower middle income, in other regions: Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, RB, West Bank and Gaza, Zambia, Zimbabwe.