Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.857 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0.857 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.857 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.459, in 1946.
That places Solomon Islands 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.459 | — |
| 1947 | 0.47 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.496 | +5.5% |
| 1951 | 0.51 | +2.8% |
| 1952 | 0.548 | +7.5% |
| 1953 | 0.547 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.551 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.593 | +7.6% |
| 1961 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.623 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.623 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.63 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.697 | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.697 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.71 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.715 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.728 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.728 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.744 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.829 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.824 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.824 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.82 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.82 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.796 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.68 | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.651 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.643 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.759 | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.829 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.841 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.841 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.843 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.837 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.837 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.835 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.836 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.836 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.852 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.854 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.836 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.833 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.846 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.857 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.857 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.645, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.857 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.728, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4672 | 0.459 | 0.47 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.5407 | 0.496 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6101 | 0.593 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7255 | 0.697 | 0.829 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8208 | 0.82 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8036 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.793 | 0.643 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.841 | 0.835 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8477 | 0.833 | 0.857 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9064 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -99.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 7.33 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -99.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5.36 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Solomon Islands was 0.857 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.459 in 1946.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Solomon Islands ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.