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Solomon Islands
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP1.71[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2482.87[$]
Population0.69[millions]
Land Area28696.01[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 130 35.00 0.80
Ecosystem Vitality 180 14.60 -10.40
Biodiversity 176 8.30 -1.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 176 1.90 0.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 177 1.90 0.30
Marine protected areas 101 0.80 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 178 NA -2.90
Biodiversity Habitat Index 15 65.50 NA
Species Protection Index 174 0.70 NA
Species Habitat Index 138 62.70 -36.40
Ecosystem Services 166 11.50 -10.30
Tree cover loss 103 11.50 -10.30
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 115 12.70 -45.80
Fish Stock Status 99 8.40 -91.60
Marine Trophic Index 45 17.10 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 93 67.70 -26.20
SO2 growth rate 155 35.30 -64.70
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 12.20
Agriculture 176 8.60 0.30
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 174 8.60 0.30
Water Resources 118 1.20 NA
Wastewater treatment 118 1.20 NA
Health 143 22.80 -0.70
Air Quality 118 28.60 -3.70
PM2.5 93 32.10 -9.50
Household solid fuels 180 NA NA
Ozone 1 100.00 14.50
NOx 1 100.00 NA
SO2 6 99.90 2.30
CO 1 100.00 NA
VOC 85 35.50 0.60
Sanitation Drinking Water 153 14.10 4.80
Sanitation 159 13.60 4.80
Drinking water 153 14.40 4.70
Heavy Metals 167 25.00 1.60
Lead 167 25.00 1.60
Waste Management 158 11.10 0.90
Solid waste 163 1.10 NA
Recycling 165 6.10 1.20
Ocean Plastics 67 36.00 2.10
Climate Policy 16 63.90 13.90
Climate Change 16 63.90 13.90
CO2 growth rate 41 54.30 31.20
CH4 growth rate 155 19.30 -4.40
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 115 52.60 -4.40
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 35.00
Proj. GHG Emissions 16 85.20 2.50
CO2 from land cover 137 14.90 -9.10
GHG intensity trend 54 60.20 26.50
GHG per capita 9 99.90 -0.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Malaysia 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Tanzania 34.2
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Zimbabwe 46.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Mali 28.5
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Cuba 47.5
Tunisia 40.7
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Lesotho 32.3
Angola 30.5
Burundi 30.5
Liberia 24.9
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Solomon Islands 35
Iran 34.5
Lesotho 32.3
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Regulatory Quality
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Cameroon 30.2
Mauritania 28.1
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Botswana 54
Namibia 50.9
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Solomon Islands 35
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Suriname 45.9
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Morocco 28.4
China 28.4
Viet Nam 20.1
Control of Corruption
Croatia 60.2
Greece 56.2
Hungary 55.1
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Jordan 43.6
South Africa 37.2
Solomon Islands 35
Senegal 33.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Germany 62.4
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Belgium 58.2
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Cuba 47.5
Solomon Islands 35
Qatar 33
Laos 30.7
Asia-Pacific
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Malaysia 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Small Island Developing States
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
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