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🇸🇧 Solomon Islands

SLB SB $ Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)

Every statistic we track for Solomon Islands — 80 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$2,694

#179 of 191

Life expectancy

59.2 yrs

#181 of 186

Liberal democracy

0.54

#55 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Bank Branches 3.5 #138/153 2024
Current Account Balance -4.6% #137/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 8.5 #97/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #202/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.4% #106/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 1.8 #176/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 2.2 #179/191 2026
GDP per Capita 2,258 #155/190 2026
GDP per Capita (PPP) 2,694 #179/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 1.3% #151/184 2019
Government Debt 29.9% #150/185 2026
Income per Person 2,202 #150/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.2% #104/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 2.8% #101/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #182/191 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.5 #44/217 2024
Gender Inequality Index 0.5 #55/172 2023
Median Age 20.9 #189/235 2026
Population 0.6 #169/229 2013
Population 0.8 #158/191 2026
Population Density 29.8 #188/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 73 #159/195 2025
Urban Population 30.7% #190/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 81.5% #168/214 2024
Internet Users 29% #166/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 62.1 #188/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Mortality 306.5 #15/185 2021
Adult Obesity 21.1% #110/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.6 #180/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 2% #75/199 2024
Deaths from Cancer 6.2% #159/185 2021
Deaths from Cardiovascular Disease 37.8% #28/185 2021
Deaths from Communicable Diseases 23.5% #109/185 2021
Deaths from Diabetes 8.6% #13/185 2021
Deaths from Injuries 8.2% #57/185 2021
Deaths from Interpersonal Violence 0.5% #100/185 2021
Deaths from Neurological Conditions 1.6% #124/185 2021
Deaths from Noncommunicable Diseases 68.2% #76/185 2021
Deaths from Respiratory Disease 5.3% #37/185 2021
Deaths from Self-harm 2.6% #6/185 2021
Health Spending (QoG) 4.8% #127/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 29.8% #167/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 16.5 #80/191 2023
Life Expectancy 59.2 #181/186 2020
NCD Mortality Rate 978.6 #3/185 2021
Other Pandemic-related Deaths 0% #178/185 2021
Premature NCD Mortality 40.6% #2/185 2021
Suicide Rate 22.5 #5/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 38.6% #9/167 2022
Undernourishment 20% #26/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 47 #173/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 8.3% #4/112 2023

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.4 #168/203 2024
Environmental Performance Index 42.2 #110/179 2024
Renewable Electricity 9.1% #150/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.9 #56/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.7 #65/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.1 #87/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 43 #78/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 43 #74/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #75/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #66/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #52/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #121/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 75 #76/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #46/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #119/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.9 #158/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.8 #53/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #55/179 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #56/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.6 #75/179 2025
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #74/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.3 #73/192 2024

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 3.4 #104/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 11.2 #110/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 9.9 #35/193 2026
INFORM Risk Index 4.2 #81/191 2025
World Risk Index 15 #36/193 2026

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.6 #156/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator. The rank counts down from the highest value, whatever that means for the series: on child mortality or extreme poverty the country at #1 is the worst in the world, not the best. Sources are credited on each indicator page.