Political Rights Rating in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Political Rights Rating was 3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 1989
Years of data
47
1978–2025
Political Rights Rating in Solomon Islands, 1978–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating in Solomon Islands stood at 3.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating in Solomon Islands peaked at 4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1989.
Solomon Islands ranks 95th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Political Rights Rating in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 | — |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 3 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.89 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating in Solomon Islands?
- Political rights rating in Solomon Islands was 3 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest political rights rating recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1989.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for political rights rating?
- Solomon Islands ranks 95th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Rating. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Lower ratings indicate more rights.