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Solomon Islands
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP1.40[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2149.83[$]
Population0.65[millions]
Urbanization24.67[%]
Land Area28696.01[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 172 26.7 -2
Health 154 20.4 -0.1
Air Quality 138 27 -3.8
PM2.5 93 40.1 -7.8
Household solid fuels 180 - -
Ozone 1 100 11.2
Sanitation & Drinking Water 153 14 4.3
Sanitation 159 13.6 4.4
Drinking water 153 14.3 4.3
Heavy Metals 167 25.5 1.4
Lead 167 25.5 1.4
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 167 30.9 -3.3
Biodiversity 174 15.3 -3.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 176 1.6 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 176 1.6 -
Marine protected areas 99 0.8 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 161 6.2 3.3
Species Habitat Index 138 62.5 -36.6
Species Protection Index 156 - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 11 76.2 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 133 25.5 -14
Tree cover loss 107 25.5 -14
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 14 31.8 -19
Fish Stock Status 59 9.2 -31.5
Marine Trophic Index 45 18.7 -
Fish caught by trawling 7 73.3 -26.7
Climate Change 106 45 1.1
CO2 growth rate 88 41.9 -3.8
CH4 growth rate 138 43.8 17.6
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 115 47.8 10.4
Black Carbon growth rate 69 63.9 -1.3
CO2 from land cover 149 16.7 -
GHG intensity trend 88 48.4 -
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 93 57.5 6.5
SO2 growth rate 72 78.4 31.9
NOx growth rate 131 36.6 -18.8
Agriculture 174 8.6 0.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 174 8.6 0.3
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ghana 27.6
India 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
GDP per capita
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Issue Performance
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
India 27.6
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Liberia 22.6
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Egypt 43.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Laos 34.8
Cameroon 33.6
Nigeria 31
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Voice & Accountability
Croatia 63.1
Argentina 52.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Namibia 40.2
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Belarus 53
Albania 49
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Viet Nam 33.4
Solomon Islands 26.7
Asia-Pacific
Fiji 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Micronesia 33
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mongolia 32.2
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Small Island Developing States
Fiji 34.4
Micronesia 33
Cabo Verde 32.8
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Comoros 32.1
Marshall Islands 30.8
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Tajikistan 38.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Mozambique 33.9
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Solomon Islands 26.7
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