Solomon Islands

Oceania

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands
Oceania · Melanesia · Capital: Honiara

Quick facts about Solomon Islands

Official name	Solomon Islands
Capital	Honiara
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Melanesia
Population	800,005 people (world rank 163)
Area	28,896 km²
Density	28 people/km²
Share of world population	0.010% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$1.5 billion
Urbanisation	30% urban population
Life expectancy	70.5 years
Currency	Solomon Islands dollar ($) — SBD
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.sb`
Calling code	+677
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$1,883 · see world ranking
Internet Users	28.7% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	16.9 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	89.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Solomon Islands did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -8°, 159°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.