Solomon Islands

Oceania · Melanesia

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Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Melanesia, Oceania. It covers 28,896 km² and has a population of approximately 750,325. Its official language is English and its currency is the Solomon Islands dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital: Honiara
Population: 750,325
Area: 28,896 km²
Currency: Solomon Islands dollar ($)
Languages: English
Calling code: +677
TLD: .sb
Driving side: Left
Landlocked: No
Continents: Oceania
Timezone: UTC+11:00
Native name: Solomon Islands

Appears in 33 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#4	3,028years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#5	90.06
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#82	108
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#96	25207.8km²
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#127	1900.5
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#139	100.49
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#163	2752.61
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#164	23,000
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#186	0.82
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#196	3.90

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#14	77.98
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#83	33.83
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#96	10.08
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#101	124,634,000
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#110	0.97
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#114	596,145,038
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#114	52616615.8

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by cost of living index	#10	65.4
Countries by GDP growth rate	#93	0.03
Countries by GDP per capita	#142	2385.57
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#165	2.16
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#176	1.9in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#141	62.77
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#147	60
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#151	45
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#160	51.03
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#162	60.92
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#168	26.47

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Coastline Length	#24	5,313kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#34	0.02
Countries by population	#161	0.84
Countries by population density	#190	27.12
Countries by median age	#195	20.25

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