Solomon Islands

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 2,619.06 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 686,878 HDI (2020): 0.57
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 123
Score: 42.2
Vulnerability 0.571
Readiness 0.414

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 17th most vulnerable country and the 94th 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
Ranking
94
95
103
104
123
140
141
161
153
144
144
143
143
144
146
146
142
144
141
135
129
131
125
124
124
123
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.571
Food
0.577
Projected change of cereal yields
0.960
Projected population change
0.376
Food import dependency
0.351
Rural population
0.812
Agriculture capacity
-
Child malnutrition
0.386
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
0.637
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
0.788
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.922
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.536
Projected change of biome distribution
0.482
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0.592
Natural capital dependency
-
Ecological footprint
0.094
Protected biome
0.714
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.797
Human Habitat
0.647
Projected change of warm periods
0.567
Projected change of flood hazard
0.667
Urban concentration
0.188
Age dependency ratio
0.757
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.715
Paved roads
0.988
Infrastructure
0.460
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
0.165
Electricity access
0.269
Disaster preparedness
0.650