What is human rights index in Solomon Islands?

Human rights index 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 recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.

What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1944.

How does Solomon Islands rank for human rights index?

Solomon Islands ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is human rights index 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Human Rights Index in Solomon Islands

Name: Human Rights Index in Solomon Islands
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Solomon Islands: Human Rights Index was 0.857 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.857

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

54th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.857

in 2023

All-time low

0.3

in 1944

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Human Rights Index in Solomon Islands, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.857 for human rights index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human rights index in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.857 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1944.

Solomon Islands ranks 54th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.418	0.418	0.418	10
1910s	0.3874	0.367	0.418	10
1920s	0.428	0.372	0.452	10
1930s	0.4684	0.412	0.476	10
1940s	0.3819	0.3	0.47	10
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

52 Albania 0.872 compare
53 Brazil 0.871 compare
54 Slovakia 0.857 compare
54 South Africa 0.857 compare
57 Bulgaria 0.849 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is human rights index in Solomon Islands?: Human rights index 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 recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.
What is the lowest human rights index recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1944.
How does Solomon Islands rank for human rights index?: Solomon Islands ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is human rights index 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.