ECONOMY

Solomon Islands

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Region

East Asia & Pacific

Income Group

Lower middle income

Poverty Rate (2012) below $3.65 a day

61.0%

HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX (2020)

0.42

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IndicatorSolomon IslandsDifference to regional medianDifference to income group medianDifference to median of all economiesNumber of economies
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women), ages 15-19, 202160.3+27.2+5.0+27.2217
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, 20215.9-4.2-9.5-8.2186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Female, 20215.0-6.1-16.2-11.6186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Male, 20216.8-2.5-6.6-5.3186
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, 202110.3-22.0-24.0-24.1188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Female, 202113.0-28.6-33.1-30.3188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Male, 20217.6-14.4-11.3-15.7188
Adult unemployment rate (%), 20210.69-2.0-4.0-4.1188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Female, 20210.59-2.3-4.9-4.7188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Male, 20210.78-2.0-3.5-3.9188
Asylum seekers, 2021314-160-6.6k-1.3k194
BCG vaccination rate (%), 202183-12-6-10154
Child mortality rate (per 1,000 children aged 5), ages 5-14, 20214.1+0.00-0.74+1.3196
Current health expenditure (% of GDP), 20214.8-1.5-0.67-2.1187
DTP vaccination rate, third dose (%), 202187-3+2-3193
DTP vaccination, 1st dose (% of infants), 202195-1.5+50193
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%), 202126.0+12.9+10.9+13.3157
Government expenditure on education (% GPD), 20218.3+4.3+4.5+4.1165
Health care facilities with basic hygiene services (%), 202123.1-12.6-20.7-33.340
Health care facilities with basic sanitation services (%), 20214.9-4.0-10.8-11.339
Health care facilities with basic water services (%), 202169.5-3.0+4.0-3.557
Hepatitis B vaccination, third dose (%), 202187-3+2-2189
Internally displaced persons of concern to UNHCR, 20211k+1k+1k+1k194
Labor force participation rate (%), 202189.7+22.0+24.0+24.1188
Life expectancy at birth (years), 202170.3-1.5+2.4-2.1210
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20217.6-1.3-10.3-1.3196
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule, 202140-44-31.5-43181
Percentage of live births who received hepatitis-B-containing vaccine within 24 hours of birth, 202176-13+2-15.5100
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202179-16-3.5-14193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine, 202167-25-13-22193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the last dose of rotavirus-containing vaccine (2nd or 3rd dose depending on vaccine used), 2021750-1-5115
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of Hib-containing vaccine, 2021870+2-3191
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202184-3+1-5193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of pneumococcal conjugate-containing vaccine (PCV), 202186+10+80153
Population mid-year estimates (millions), 2021707.9k-613.1k-11.9m-6m217
Population with basic sanitation services (%), 202135.0-55.3-32.5-57.3196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), 202122.2+0.38+6.8+0.18196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Female, 202127.3+1.4+5.0+2.6196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Male, 202117.1+0.06+8.8-1.7196
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average), 202119.5+13.9+7.6+9.8116
Proportion of population using at least basic drinking water services, 202167.4-30.8-17.9-29.5198
Refugees under UNHCR�s mandate, 202138-143-6.7k-1.1k187
Schools with basic drinking water services (%), 202131.0-54.6-39.2-60.5142
Schools with basic hygiene services (%), 20217.7-75.6-62.9-87.2139
Schools with basic sanitation services (%), 202118.8-68.7-54.7-73.9146
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births), 20219.2+0.51-4.5+0.34193
Stunting rate, 202129.9+14.6+10+16.4159
Under-five mortality rate, 202118.9-0.85-11.3+3.4196
Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight), Survey Estimates, 20215.30+0.75-0.20160
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, 20217.3-13.3-24.3-22.7186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Female, 20216.9-14.5-29.1-25.9186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Male, 20217.6-13.2-20.5-19.3186
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, 202130.7-26.3-34.4-30.8188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Female, 202129.9-33.6-41.8-36.5188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Male, 202131.5-21.8-26.9-24.2188
Youth mortality rate (per 1,000 youth aged 15), ages 15-24, 20219.5+0.02-0.67+0.92196
Youth not in employment, education or training (%), 20217.7-7.2-17.5-11.3187
Youth unemployment rate (%), 20211.4-8.9-13.2-13.3188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Female, 20211.7-8.7-15.8-14.0188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Male, 20211.0-9.1-12.3-13.0188