Country profile
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #163 of 215 for population, #172 of 209 for gdp per capita, #148 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
819,198
people · 2024
Rank #163 of 215
Life expectancy
70.7
years · 2024
Rank #148 of 216
Poverty headcount
40.3%
% of population · 2012
Rank #25 of 186
Under-5 mortality
20
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #102 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
31%
% net enrollment · 2007
Rank #213 of 232
Tobacco use
36.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #10 of 163
Calorie supply
2,166
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #178 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
4,400
arrivals · 2020
Rank #201 of 203
GDP per capita
$1,934
current US$ · 2024
Rank #172 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
4.32
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #66 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
136
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #105 of 210
Forest area
90.1%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #5 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #183 of 248
Protected areas
0.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #244 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.36
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #182 of 210
Fertilizer use
0
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #194 of 194
Pesticide use
0.39
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #162 of 193
Cereal yield
1.87
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #130 of 182
Digital
Internet users
29%
% of population · 2024
Rank #186 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.11
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #242 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
62.1
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #240 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
81.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #169 of 215
Renewable electricity output
6.56%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #201 of 257
Energy use per person
1,657
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #181 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.7
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #50 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Solomon Islands; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield