Solomon Islands
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 838,645 (2025)
- Total area
- 28,900 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 9.6° S, 160.2° E
The Solomon Islands at a glance
The Solomon Islands is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Honiara. It has no land neighbours.
Within Oceania, the Solomon Islands has the lowest GDP per person ($2,086 in 2025) and the lowest CO₂ emissions per person (0.38 t in 2024, among 9).
Flag of the Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands’ flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
The Solomon Islands in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 838,645 | 161stof 195 | 5thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 28,900 km² | 139thof 194 | 4thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.75B | 168thof 182 | 5thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $2,086 | 148thof 182 | 14thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 70.7 years | 128thof 195 | 6thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.51 | 44thof 195 | 3rdof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $111 | 140thof 191 | 13thof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 31.3% | 172ndof 195 | 9thof 14 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 29.0% | 164thof 180 | 10thof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 90.1% | 5thof 191 | 3rdof 13 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.38 t | 154thof 181 | 9thof 9 |
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The Solomon Islands and its nearest countries
The Solomon Islands has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 28,900 km² | $2,086 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,762,817 | 462,840 km² | $3,020 | about 10 km |
| Vanuatu | 335,169 | 12,190 km² | $4,039 | about 240 km |
| Fiji | 933,154 | 18,270 km² | $6,642 | about 1,100 km |
| Nauru | 12,025 | 20 km² | $14,640 | about 1,100 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Solomon Islands · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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