Solomon Islands

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 2,812.38 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 800,005 HDI (2023): 0.58
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 160
Score: 36.8
Vulnerability 0.629
Readiness 0.365

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Solomon Islands places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Solomon Islands is the 3rd most vulnerable country and the 103rd most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
118
119
119
119
122
133
130
149
140
151
155
158
166
165
166
166
164
167
163
160
151
160
139
144
155
138
150
161
160
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.629
Food
0.636
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.376
Food import dependency
0.351
Rural population
0.797
Agriculture capacity
0.983
Child malnutrition
0.351
Water
-
Projected change of annual runoff
-
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.332
Fresh water withdrawal rate
-
Water dependency ratio
0
Dam capacity
-
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.667
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.091
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.747
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.905
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.927
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.532
Projected change of biome distribution
0.482
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.592
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.076
Protected biome
0.714
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.797
Human Habitat
0.618
Projected change of warm periods
0.567
Projected change of flood hazard
0.667
Urban concentration
0.203
Age dependency ratio
0.665
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.615
Paved roads
0.988
Infrastructure
0.693
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
-
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
0.757
Dependency on imported energy
-
Population living under 5m above sea level
1.000
Electricity access
0.189
Disaster preparedness
0.825