Key features of human rights in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Key features of human rights 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
Key features of human rights in Solomon Islands, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, key features of human rights in Solomon Islands stood at 0.857. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of human rights 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.
Key features of human rights in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.418 | — |
| 1901 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.367 | -12.2% |
| 1915 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.432 | +17.7% |
| 1921 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.432 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.372 | -13.9% |
| 1929 | 0.452 | +21.5% |
| 1930 | 0.476 | +5.3% |
| 1931 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.476 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.464 | -2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.412 | -11.2% |
| 1940 | 0.422 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.309 | -26.8% |
| 1942 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.3 | -2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.301 | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 0.459 | +52.5% |
| 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 0.6365, 1.3× the median. (46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
More social development data for Solomon Islands
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2024)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of human rights in Solomon Islands?
- Key features of human rights in Solomon Islands was 0.857 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.857 in 2023.
- What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1944.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for key features of human rights?
- Solomon Islands ranks 54th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. 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.