Country profile
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands · Melanesia
👥 Population
838,645
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Honiara
🗺 Area
28,896 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$1.75B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.584
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
29 /km²
💱 Currency
SBD
Solomon Islands dollar
🗣 Languages
English
About Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, with Honiara as its capital. It is home to roughly 838.65 thousand people, giving a population density of about 29 people per square kilometre. The country covers 28,896 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $1.75B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.584. The official currency is the Solomon Islands dollar (SBD), and the main language is English.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$2.19B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$2,675
GDP growth
3.6%
Inflation
3.4%
Unemployment
1.4%
👥 People
Life expectancy
70.7 yrs
Fertility rate
3.51
Pop. growth
2.3%
Urban population
31.3%
Infant mortality /1k
16.4
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
29.0%
Literacy rate
76.6%
Physicians /1k
0.24
Renewable energy
50.1%
Travel & practical
Capital
Honiara
Currency
SBD
Dialing code
+677
Internet TLD
.sb
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Fun facts about Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands is the 159th most populous country in the world, with about 838.65 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 139th-largest country in the world, covering 28,896 km².
- It has the world's 178th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($1.75B).
- Solomon Islands has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.584.
- Solomon Islands has a population density of about 29 people per square kilometre.
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