The Human Truth Foundation

Solomon Islands

https://www.humantruth.info/solomon_islands.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

#solomon_islands

Solomon IslandsFlag
StatusIndependent State
Social and Moral Index179th best
CapitalHoniara
Land Area 27 990km21
LocationAustralasia, Melanesia
GroupingsSmall Islands
Population0.7m2
Life Expectancy70.35yrs (2017)3
GNI$2 482 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 CodesSB, SLB, 905
Internet Domain.sb6
CurrencyDollar (SBD)7
Telephone+6778

1. Overview

First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions.

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)9

Book CoverFor those seeking an authentic Melanesian experience or an off-the-beaten-track destination, the Solomons are hard to beat. From WWII relics scattered in the jungle to leaf-hut villages where traditional culture is alive, the Solomon Islands has so much on offer.

Then there´s the visual appeal, with scenery reminiscent of a Discovery Channel documentary: volcanic islands that jut up dramatically from the cobalt-blue ocean, croc-infested mangroves, huge lagoons, tropical islets and emerald forests.

Don´t expect white-sand beaches, ritzy resorts and wild nightlife - the Solomon Islands is not a beach-holiday destination. With only a smattering of traditional guesthouses and comfortable hideaways, it´s tailor-made for ecotourists.

For outdoorsy types, lots of action-packed experiences can easily be organised: climb an extinct volcano, surf uncrowded waves, snorkel pristine reefs or kayak across a lagoon. Beneath the ocean´s surface, unbeatable diving adventures await. The best part is, there´ll be no crowds to mar the experience.

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)10

2. Solomon Islands National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
Value11
1Switzerland0.962
2Norway0.961
3Iceland0.959
...
152Kenya0.575
153Congo, (Brazzaville)0.571
154Zambia0.565
155Solomon Islands0.564
156=Comoros0.558
156=Papua New Guinea0.558
158Mauritania0.556
159Ivory Coast0.550
Australasia Avg0.70
World Avg0.72
q=191.
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)11
Pos.Higher is better
PPP $11
1Liechtenstein$146 830
2Singapore$90 919
3Qatar$87 134
...
166Haiti$2 848
167Lesotho$2 700
168Tanzania$2 664
169Solomon Islands$2 482
170Guinea$2 481
171Ethiopia$2 361
172Rwanda$2 210
173Uganda$2 181
Australasia Avg$12 519
World Avg$20 136
q=193.
Social & Moral
Development Index
12
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank12
1Denmark29.1
2Norway32.3
3Sweden34.1
...
176Turkmenistan118.4
177Micronesia118.6
178Papua New Guinea118.8
179Solomon Islands119.3
180Syria120.3
181Comoros120.3
182Mauritania120.3
183Yemen122.5
Australasia Avg95.6
World Avg88.9
q=199.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Solomon Islands's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

The Solomon Islands's population is predicted to rise to 841 161 by 2030. This country has a fertility rate of 3.93. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.13

Population2
Pos.2018
Population2
1China1.4b
2India1.4b
3USA327.1m
...
160Comoros0.8m
161Guyana0.8m
162Bhutan0.8m
163Solomon Islands0.7m
164Montenegro0.6m
165Luxembourg0.6m
166Suriname0.6m
167Cape Verde0.5m
World Avg39.0m
q=195.
Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
112Belize70.5
113Vanuatu70.4
114Iraq70.4
115Solomon Islands70.3
116Suriname70.3
117Paraguay70.3
118Egypt70.2
119Mexico70.2
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
175Samoa3.88
176Sierra Leone3.88
177Comoros3.91
178=Solomon Islands3.93
178=Guinea-Bissau3.93
180Liberia4.02
181Ethiopia4.06
182Congo, (Brazzaville)4.10
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio
Lower is better
15
Pos.2016
Per 10015
1Uganda04.3
2Mali04.5
3=Chad04.7
...
44Mauritania06.8
45=Kuwait06.8
46Congo, (Brazzaville)07.0
47=Solomon Islands07.0
47=Rwanda07.0
49Namibia07.4
50=Botswana07.7
50=UAE07.7
World Avg18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants16
Pos.2017
%16
1UAE88.4%
2Kuwait75.5%
3Qatar65.2%
...
172Guatemala0.5%
173Cambodia0.5%
174Honduras0.4%
175Solomon Islands0.4%
176Papua New Guinea0.4%
177India0.4%
178Afghanistan0.4%
179Haiti0.4%
World Avg9.4%
q=195.
Emigrants17
Pos.2010
%17
1Dominica104.8%
2Palestine68.4%
3Samoa67.3%
...
173Kenya1.1%
174Indonesia1.1%
175Myanmar (Burma)1.0%
176Solomon Islands1.0%
177India0.9%
178Papua New Guinea0.9%
179USA0.8%
180Namibia0.7%
World Avg11.5%
q=192.

4. Solomon Islands's Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #homosexuality #human_rights #international_law #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance #women

Compared to Australasia (2025)18
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank18
1New Zealand13.3
2Australia16.0
3Kiribati70.1
...
6Micronesia78.2
7Palau80.7
8Nauru82.3
9Fiji87.1
10Vanuatu98.7
11Samoa100.4
12Tonga105.5
13Solomon Islands108.9
14Papua New Guinea113.5
Australasia Avg79.23
q=14.
Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)18
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank18
1Sweden6.1
2Denmark8.6
3Norway9.0
...
136Kuwait108.4
137Gabon108.8
138Tanzania108.9
139Solomon Islands108.9
140Maldives110.2
141Madagascar110.4
142Zambia111.0
143Jordan111.1
World Avg86.55
q=199.

The best countries in the world at ensuring human rights, fostering equality and promoting tolerance, are Sweden, Denmark and Norway19. These countries are displaying the best traits that humanity has to offer. The worst countries are Somalia, N. Korea and Afghanistan19.

21 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on supporting press freedom, eliminating modern slavery, supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms, its average Freedom in the World rating, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports, its nominal commitment to Human Rights, speed of uptake of HR treaties, opposing gender inequality, the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators), the year from which women could participate in democracy, its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice, LGBT equality and freethought. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe19, whereas the worst are Africa, The Middle East and Asia19.

For more, see:

Human Rights & Tolerance:

Freedom in the World
Lower is better
Pos.2024
Score
1=Norway1.0
1=Canada1.0
1=Cape Verde1.0
...
76Timor-Leste (E. Timor)2.5
77=Senegal2.5
77=Israel2.5
77=Solomon Islands2.5
77=Colombia2.5
77=Nauru2.5
77=Lesotho2.5
77=Namibia2.5
Australasia Avg1.8
World Avg3.7
q=205.
Nominal Commitment to HR
Higher is better
20
Pos.2009
Treaties20
1Argentina24
2=Chile23
2=Costa Rica23
...
154Zimbabwe11
155Saudi Arabia10
156=Laos10
156=Solomon Islands10
156=Qatar10
156=Vatican City10
156=India10
156=Fiji10
Australasia Avg8.7
World Avg15.1
q=194.
HR Treaties Lag
Lower is better
21
Pos.2019
Avg Yrs/Treaty21
1Ecuador2.15
2Uruguay2.25
3Tunisia3.65
...
186Micronesia15.55
187Somalia15.71
188Kiribati15.80
189Solomon Islands15.81
190Nauru16.16
191Sao Tome & Principe16.17
192Tuvalu16.33
193Palau16.34
Australasia Avg14.35
World Avg10.02
q=195.

Gender Equality:

See:

Year Women Can Vote
Lower is better
Pos.Total
Year
1New Zealand1893
2Australia1902
3Finland1906
...
162=San Marino1973
162=Andorra1973
164Jordan1974
165=Solomon Islands1974
166Sao Tome & Principe1975
167=Cape Verde1975
167=Angola1975
167=Mozambique1975
Australasia Avg1962
World Avg1930
q=189.

Prejudice:

LGBT Equality
Higher is better
22
Pos.2017
Score22
1Netherlands103
2Belgium90
3Sweden86
...
188=Senegal-39
189Libya-42
190=Morocco-42
191Solomon Islands-44
192Qatar-54
193Sudan-67
194Saudi Arabia-72
195Somalia-79
Australasia Avg07.1
World Avg12.6
q=196.
Freedom of Thought
Lower is better
23
Pos.202123
1=Belgium1.0
1=Taiwan1.0
1=Netherlands1.0
...
140Guyana3.5
141=Nicaragua3.5
141=Papua New Guinea3.5
141=Solomon Islands3.5
141=Kazakhstan3.5
141=Suriname3.5
146Angola3.7
147=Uzbekistan3.7
Australasia Avg2.6
World Avg3.0
q=196.

5. Solomon Islands's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #solomon_islands #vaccines

Compared to Australasia (2025)24
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank24
1New Caledonia57.9
2Australia66.3
3New Zealand69.9
4Guam99.3
5Fiji105.9
6French Polynesia114.5
7Vanuatu118.8
8Solomon Islands119.7
9Palau121.6
10Tonga124.3
11Papua New Guinea125.9
12Tuvalu126.7
13Kiribati129.5
Australasia Avg112.00
q=19.
Health (2025)24
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank24
1Monaco14.3
2Liechtenstein30.1
3Isle of Man32.1
...
148Bolivia117.5
149Botswana118.5
150Vanuatu118.8
151Solomon Islands119.7
152Jordan119.8
153Honduras121.0
154Sao Tome & Principe121.3
155Lesotho121.4
World Avg97.60
q=213.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, Liechtenstein and The Isle of Man25. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are The Cook Islands, The Marshall Islands and Niue25.

25 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, obesity rate, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Europe and The Balkans25, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia25.

For more, see:

Health:

The Solomon Islands does relatively well in encouraging good health, compared to many other countries. The Solomon Islands does the second-best in its smoking rate26. It does better than average in terms of its alcohol consumption rate27, its immunizations take-up28 and in the prevalence of overweight adults29 (amongst the best in Australasia). But, things still need to improve in The Solomon Islands. The Solomon Islands does worse than average when it comes to its average life expectancy11, its adolescent birth rate30 (amongst the worst in Australasia) and in its fertility rate14 (one of the worst in Australasia). The number of overweight adults has increased by 14% between 1976 and 2016. Life expectancy in the Solomon Islands improved by +5yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. The Solomon Islands's peak fertility rate was 7.13 in 1974.

Life Expectancy
Higher is better
11
Pos.2021
Years11
1Monaco85.9
2Hong Kong85.5
3Japan84.8
...
112Belize70.5
113Vanuatu70.4
114Iraq70.4
115Solomon Islands70.3
116Suriname70.3
117Paraguay70.3
118Egypt70.2
119Mexico70.2
Australasia Avg70.11
World Avg71.28
q=195.
Alcohol Consumption
Lower is better
27
Pos.2016
Per Capita27
1Bangladesh0.0
2Kuwait0.0
3Libya0.0
...
31=Eritrea1.3
31=Guinea1.3
31=Mali1.3
34Solomon Islands1.4
35=Tonga1.5
35=Lebanon1.5
37Chad1.6
38Tuvalu1.7
Australasia Avg4.3
World Avg6.2
q=189.
Fertility Rate
2.0 is best
14
Pos.202214
1US Virgin Islands2.00
2Ecuador2.00
3Nepal2.01
...
175Samoa3.88
176Sierra Leone3.88
177Comoros3.91
178=Solomon Islands3.93
178=Guinea-Bissau3.93
180Liberia4.02
181Ethiopia4.06
182Congo, (Brazzaville)4.10
Australasia Avg2.82
World Avg2.47
q=208.
Smoking Rates
Lower is better
26
Pos.201426
1Guinea 15
2Solomon Islands 26
3Kiribati 28
4Uganda 41
5Rwanda 53
6Samoa 54
7Congo, DR 74
8Ethiopia 76
9Vanuatu 76
10Guyana 77
11Suriname 79
12Malawi 80
Australasia Avg 372
World Avg 819
q=182.
Overweight Adults
Lower is better
29
Pos.1976
%29
1Bangladesh4.7
2Vietnam5.1
3Nepal5.4
...
77Honduras25.5
78Antigua & Barbuda25.8
79=St Vincent & Grenadines25.9
79=Solomon Islands25.9
81Grenada26.2
82Papua New Guinea26.3
83Tajikistan26.4
84Uzbekistan27.1
Australasia Avg48.8
World Avg27.1
q=191.
Adult Obesity
Lower is better
31
Pos.2022
%31
1Vietnam2.1%
2Timor-Leste (E. Timor)2.2%
3Ethiopia2.4%
...
83Mauritania20.8%
84Montenegro21.1%
85Italy21.6%
86Solomon Islands21.6%
87Pakistan21.8%
88Belgium22.0%
89Morocco22.1%
90Slovenia22.2%
Australasia Avg49.3%
World Avg24.7%
q=199.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate
Lower is better
30
Pos.2022
Per 100030
1Hong Kong1.6
2Denmark1.8
3S. Korea2.1
...
134Belize56.6
135Marshall Islands57.5
136Colombia57.6
137Solomon Islands59.4
138Gambia60.7
139S. Africa60.9
140Iraq61.2
141Ecuador62.1
Australasia Avg40.2
World Avg43.8
q=195.
Infant Immunizations 2011-2015
Higher is better
28
Pos.2015
Avg %28
1=Hungary99.0
1=China99.0
3Uzbekistan98.9
...
73Eritrea94.7
74Singapore94.6
75UK94.6
76Solomon Islands94.5
77Norway94.3
78Bolivia94.2
79=UAE94.0
79=Bangladesh94.0
Australasia Avg86.4
World Avg88.3
q=194.

6. Solomon Islands's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#australia #biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #environmentalism #food #internationalism #malaysia #meat #over-exploitation #the_environment #USA #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Australasia (2025)32
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank32
1New Zealand75.8
2Australia76.6
3Fiji89.1
...
8Kiribati111.4
9Micronesia114.6
10Cook Islands119.6
11Solomon Islands121.6
12Marshall Islands123.1
13Palau124.5
14Tuvalu127.4
15Niue129.5
16Nauru134.4
Australasia Avg93.28
q=16.
Responsibility Towards The Environment (2025)32
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank32
1Sri Lanka34.9
2Uruguay43.2
3Switzerland45.0
...
180Cook Islands119.6
181Libya121.4
182Zimbabwe121.5
183Solomon Islands121.6
184Marshall Islands123.1
185Palau124.5
186Grenada125.0
187Tuvalu127.4
World Avg84.93
q=199.

We have known for a long term that we must protect the environment from habitation destruction, over-exploitation, pollution, and the emissions that cause climate change. In 1998, Greenpeace wrote that "Environment can no longer be meaningfully separated from health, quality of life, democracy, education, economy or trade"33. What countries have been doing the right thing, via legislation and national culture? All countries' current and historical approach towards the environment is gauged via 21 datasets, including multiple decades of data on its forested percent change 2000-2020, its environmental performance, energy to GDP efficiency, its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment, the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population, reducing annual meat consumption per person and its score on the Green Future Index.

The countries that do the best (Sri Lanka, Uruguay and Switzerland) tend to have avoided the excesses of early industrial countries, and have not yet repeated the same mistakes of environmental destruction - at least, not on the same scale. The regions with the best average results per country are Central America, South America and Scandinavia. The worst are Eritrea, The Vatican City and Timor-Leste (E. Timor), and the worst regions Micronesia, Australasia and Melanesia.

For more, see:

The Solomon Islands is positioned 17th-worst in the world with regard to its responsibility towards the environment. This rank is computed from 21 data sets. The Solomon Islands does better than average when it comes to reducing annual meat consumption per person34 (the lowest in Australasia). But that's it. The Solomon Islands has problems. It does worse than average when it comes to its forested percent change 2000-202035 and in its environmental performance36 (one of the worst in Australasia). And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of its sign-up rate to major international accords on protecting the environment.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020
Higher is better
35
Pos.Total35
1Guernsey82.6%
2Bahrain75.2%
3Iceland64.7%
...
138Finland-0.2%
139Canada-0.3%
140Guadeloupe-0.5%
141Solomon Islands-0.6%
142Western Sahara-0.6%
143Mongolia-0.6%
144Sweden-0.7%
145Gabon-0.7%
Australasia Avg0.1%
World Avg-0.1%
q=234.

The world took notice of the large-scale deforestation and logging that was taking place in the Solomon Islands; in the 1990s Greenpeace began a long local campaign, pushing for more sustainable practices, such as Ecotimber, with the Solomon Islands Development Trust (SIDT) - it helped villagers harvest, mill, and export timber in ways that caused minimal damage to the surrounding ecosystem.

Greenpeace has been working with local and regional groups to develop Ecotimber, a sustainable source of tropical wood. Co-funded by Greenpeace, the New Zealand government and regional industry, Ecotimber offers consumers a chance to be part of a sustainable solution to the destructive logging of Melanesia.

Greenpeace Annual Report (1997)

Over the next few years, 1000 cubic metres of sustainable, eco-friendlier timber was produced. But despite local community and local industry support, a number of rich and powerful international logging companies lobbied the Solomon Islands' government, coercing them to abandon forestry reform and the would-be Forestry Act. Some of those involved were Australian firms Levers Pacific Timber and Allardyce Lumber Company; the USA Kalena Lumber Company and finally, worst of all, a number of Malaysian timber firms came to aggressively oppose reforms; some of them were also involved in gaining tax-exemptions as a result of corrupt political dealings designed to protect industrial logging.37

Foreign loggers have largely ignored environmental rules outlined in Standard Logging Agreements. [...] Companies forge the names of species and log grades, conceal high-grade logs in low-grade shipments, and simply under-record prices to lower log export taxes. [...] Schemes to under-record log export prices in 1993 may have cost Solomon Islands government up to SI$94 million. [...]

A broad social base of opposition to loggers appears to be gaining strength [..] Some angry opponents have even sabotaged equipment and burned logging camps

Peter Dauvergne (1998)37

Some things have improved since then as a result of pressure, and better awareness of the dangers of nonsustainable practices, but, improvements are still resisted (generally successfully) by corporate interests. Malaysian firms in particular are the worst culprits, including Sunrise Investment Ltd, Mas Solo Investment Ltd, Gallego Resources and Tabilo Timber. They have conducted repeated illegal logging, caused environmental damage and polluted rivers, with responses by authorities prevented by corruption-enabled inaction.

Environmental Performance
Higher is better
36
Pos.201836
1Switzerland87.4
2France84.0
3Denmark81.6
...
148Rwanda43.7
149Zimbabwe43.4
150Cambodia43.2
151Solomon Islands43.2
152Iraq43.2
153Laos42.9
154Burkina Faso42.8
155Sierra Leone42.5
Australasia Avg55.2
World Avg56.4
q=180.
International Accords on the Environment
Higher is better
Pos.Total
Avg Rate
1Sweden83%
2Canada82%
3Norway81%
...
175Kiribati42%
176Cook Islands42%
177Niue42%
178Solomon Islands42%
179Marshall Islands42%
180Serbia41%
181Grenada41%
182Afghanistan41%
Australasia Avg48.2%
World Avg57.5%
q=197.
Meat Consumption
Lower is better
34
Pos.2021
kg34
1Congo, DR03.0
2Burundi03.5
3Bangladesh04.3
...
28Gambia16.7
29Timor-Leste (E. Timor)17.2
30Nepal17.3
31Solomon Islands17.4
32Syria17.8
33Yemen17.8
34Algeria17.9
35Iraq18.3
Australasia Avg74.2
World Avg52.5
q=185.

7. Solomon Islands's Modernity and Learning

#education #modernity #technology #the_internet

Compared to Australasia (2020)38
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank38
1New Zealand15.2
2Australia16.6
3Palau47.4
...
5Fiji71.5
6Samoa99.8
7Marshall Islands111.1
8Vanuatu125.6
9Kiribati127.3
10Micronesia133.6
11Tuvalu138.2
12Solomon Islands154.5
13Papua New Guinea158.4
Australasia Avg97.01
q=13.
Modernity & Learning (2020)38
Pos.Lower is better
Avg Rank38
1Finland7.1
2Belgium12.9
3Denmark13.6
...
176Afghanistan147.7
177Djibouti148.0
178Burundi148.5
179Solomon Islands154.5
180=Haiti155.6
180=Gambia155.6
182Equatorial Guinea156.7
183Papua New Guinea158.4
World Avg86.31
q=190.

The most modern countries, with the best results from education, the highest levels of research, and with the easiest access to information on the Internet, are Finland, Belgium and Denmark39. The worst countries are Eritrea, S. Sudan and Sierra Leone39. Despite improves in global education, access to tertiary (adult) education is becoming increasingly unequal between the rich haves and the poor have-nots40.

Education, at all levels and ages, is the single most vital support for equality as well as being a country's most vital economic and social resource. [...] Every successful aspirant to modernisation and economic development, from Japan to South Korea, China to Chile, has got there with a big emphasis on education.

Bill Emmott (2017)41

15 datasets are used to calculate points for each country, including multiple decades of data on Research and Development, Secondary Education, Length of Schooling, Intellectual Endeavours, Maths, Science & Reading, Religiosity, IQ, the percent of citizens with access to the internet, Freedom On The Internet, IT Security, IPv6 Uptake and digital quality of life. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Baltic States and Europe39, whereas the worst are Melanesia, Africa and Micronesia39.

For more, see:

Modernity and Education:

Length of Schooling
Higher is better
42
Pos.2021
Years42
1Australia21.1
2New Zealand20.3
3Greece20.0
...
159Guatemala10.6
160Liberia10.4
161Papua New Guinea10.4
162Solomon Islands10.3
163Afghanistan10.3
164Marshall Islands10.2
165Mozambique10.2
166Uganda10.1
Australasia Avg13.4
World Avg13.5
q=193.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users
Higher is better
43
Pos.201643
1Iceland100%
2Faroe Islands99%
3Norway98%
...
175Cambodia11%
176Gabon10%
177Burkina Faso10%
178Solomon Islands10%
179Liberia9%
180Congo, (Brazzaville)8%
181=Togo7%
181=Comoros7%
Australasia Avg44.3%
World Avg48.1%
q=201.
IPv6 Uptake
Higher is better
44
Pos.2017
Ratio44
1Belgium55.4
2Germany41.8
3Switzerland35.1
...
135=Honduras0.0
135=Syria0.0
135=Nicaragua0.0
135=Solomon Islands0.0
135=Congo, (Brazzaville)0.0
135=Sao Tome & Principe0.0
135=Kiribati0.0
135=Ivory Coast0.0
Australasia Avg1.55
World Avg3.82
q=176.

8. Solomon Islands's Culture, Peace and Inequality

#capitalism #corruption #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #politics #social_development

National Culture:

Corruption
Higher is better
45
Pos.2022
Points45
1Denmark90.0
2=Finland87.0
2=New Zealand87.0
...
78Vietnam42.0
79=Trinidad & Tobago42.0
79=Burkina Faso42.0
79=Solomon Islands42.0
79=Kuwait42.0
79=Hungary42.0
84Kosovo41.0
85=Tunisia40.0
Australasia Avg55.83
World Avg42.98
q=180.

Economic Inequality and Poverty:

Inequality in Life Expectancy
Lower is better46
Pos.201946
1Iceland2.40
2=Singapore2.50
2=Hong Kong2.50
...
94Egypt11.60
95=Panama12.00
95=Palestine12.00
97Solomon Islands12.10
98Cape Verde12.20
99El Salvador12.50
100Suriname12.80
101Vietnam12.90
Australasia Avg13.47
World Avg14.59
q=184.
Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient)
Lower is better
47
Pos.2023
%47
1Slovakia24.1%48
2Slovenia24.3%48
3Belarus24.4%49
...
97=Yemen36.7%50
98Mauritius36.8%51
99Dominican Rep.37.0%52
100Solomon Islands37.1%53
101=Chad37.4%52
101=Burkina Faso37.4%48
103Burundi37.5%49
104Sri Lanka37.7%54
Australasia Avg34.8%
World Avg36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Solomon Islands - only for 2 years between 1980 and 2019.

9. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below55:

Christian97.4%
Muslim0.1%
Hindu0.1%
Buddhist0.3%
Folk Religion1.3%
Jewish0.1%
Unaffiliated0.2%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2% (1999 census)56.

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