Solomon Islands

East Asia & Pacific·Lower middle income

Population: 800K; 164th of 217
GDP: $1.76B; 194th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $2,149; 171st of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 70.5; 149th of 217
Human development: 0.564; 153rd of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Solomon Islands

Lao PDR

Kiribati

Cambodia

Papua New Guinea

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lower middle-income Pacific island economy; natural resource rich but environmentally fragile; key agrarian sector; growing Chinese economic relationship; infrastructure damage due to social unrest; metal mining operations

Area: 28,896 km²
Languages: Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca in much of the country), English (official but spoken by…
Resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian95%
Other4%

Religious diversity: 1.11 / 10 · low · 155th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

SLB

LAO

KIR

KHM

GDP

current US$

$1.76B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$33M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

77%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

33.8%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

18.7%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

800K–––

Population density

people per km²

27.9–––

Urban population

% of total

26%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.6–––

Net migration

people

1,610–––

Population under 15

% of total

37%–––

Population 65+

% of total

3.6%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

4.8%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

8.3%–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

1,657.2–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

137.5–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.11–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.3%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#194/214

$1.76B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#171/214

$2,1492024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#189/203

$2,801latest

GDP growth

annual %

#133/214

2.5%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#166/207

$2,0802024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#124/213

4.4%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#160/201

$33M2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#56/205

77%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#8/206

33.8%2022

Industry value added

% of GDP

#142/208

18.7%2022

Unemployment

% of labor force

#9/187

1.5%latest

Gini index

0–100

#98/168

37.1latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#147/168

40.3%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#164/217

800Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#174/216

27.9latest

Urban population

% of total

#196/215

26%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#149/217

70.5latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#44/217

3.6latest

Net migration

people

#65/217

1,6102024

Population under 15

% of total

#45/217

37%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#174/217

3.6%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#116/196

16.5latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#119/196

20.6latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#129/192

4.8%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#164/195

0.2latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#8/199

8.3%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

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Internet users

% of population

#166/210

42.5%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#191/214

62.12022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#191/208

0.12022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#174/215

80.62024

Access to electricity

% of population

#169/215

81.3%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

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Energy use per capita

kWh

#170/198

1,657.22023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#182/202

137.52023

Electricity generation

TWh

#196/202

0.12023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#155/202

9.1%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#157/202

90.9%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#16/204

0.32024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#29/204

0.42024

Share of global CO₂

#189/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#75/193

3.82023

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#68/172

0.6182022

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#65/172

0.4762022

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#82/178

422022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#91/193

-0.1842022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#137/193

-0.6752022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#104/193

-0.2422022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#76/193

0.382022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#127/172

0.6232022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

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Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#155/193

1.112020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#146/193

0.3%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#153/189

0.5642021

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