Solomon Islands
🇸🇧 Melanesia
How Solomon Islands ranks globally
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.
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How Solomon Islands measures up
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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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