Full democracy in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Full democracy was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Full democracy in Solomon Islands, 1893–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 0 for full democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 133 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, full democracy in Solomon Islands peaked at 1 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1893.
Solomon Islands ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Solomon Islands
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 73 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.696 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.84 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.696 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.429 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is full democracy in Solomon Islands?
- Full democracy in Solomon Islands was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest full democracy recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- What is the lowest full democracy recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1893.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for full democracy?
- Solomon Islands ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Full democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).