2nd highest rainfall4,245 mm · #2 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
3rd lowest height of men163.1 cm · #3 of 196 · 2019
5th highest forest cover90.1% · #5 of 207 · 2023
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Surprising facts about the Solomon Islands
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among the Solomon Islands’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
The Solomon Islands among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where the Solomon Islands sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like the Solomon Islands across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Solomon Islands
vs Nauru 1,254 km
vs Vanuatu 1,291 km
vs Papua New Guinea 1,400 km
vs Micronesia 1,830 km
vs Kiribati 1,879 km