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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands / SB

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Solomon Islands in numbers.

Area28,900 kmยฒWorld # 140 โ†’Population838.6KWorld # 162 โ†’Population density29 people/kmยฒWorld # 171 โ†’Life expectancy70.7 yearsWorld # 147 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 2,086World # 173 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Solomon Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area28,900 kmยฒWorld # 140 / 2023 โ†’Population838.6KWorld # 162 / 2025 โ†’Population density29 people/kmยฒWorld # 171 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,978World # 34 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.3%World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.5World # 44 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate26.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 44 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 189 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.3 yearsWorld # 194 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.7%World # 172 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1436.6%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Urban population31.3%World # 192 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1.6KWorld # 60 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 49 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.3%World # 200 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy70.7 yearsWorld # 147 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy57.4 yearsWorld # 143 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate38.4%World # 8 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 2,086World # 173 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.7BWorld # 194 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 2,788World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.6%World # 93 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.4%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment1.4%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment2.8%World # 178 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)37.1World # 65 / 2012 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)8.3%World # 7 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,166 kcal/dayWorld # 180 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person15.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 162 / 2023 โ†’Rice production2.8K tWorld # 106 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area90.1%World # 5 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.4 tWorld # 185 / 2024 โ†’Internet use29%World # 185 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions62.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 191 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate16.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 80 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament6%World # 179 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals4.4KWorld # 197 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 7MWorld # 178 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2009 / 95.9%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryWood and paper2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal31 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceRoots and plantains2023Current currencySolomon Islands DollarSBDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresSolomon