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Solomon Islands
Quick facts
- Capital
- Honiara
- Population
- 648,000
- Area
- 28,896 km²
- Region
- Melanesia
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar ($)
- Demonym
- Solomon Islander
- UN member
- Yes
How Solomon Islands compares
Economy size$1.6 B
175th of 178 worldwide · 4th of 5 in Melanesia
Income per person$1,934
139th of 178 worldwide · 5th of 5 in Melanesia
Life expectancy70.7 yrs
117th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 5 in Melanesia
Internet access29.0%
156th of 179 worldwide · 3rd of 5 in Melanesia
Highlights
GDP
$1.6 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$1,934
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
70.7 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
29.0%
ITU / World Bank2024
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
18.4%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
An archipelago misnamed for a king's gold, forged by settlement, war and sovereignty
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