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Solomon Islands

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Solomon Islands
Published: 2026

Region: Oceania
Capital: Honiara
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)
Density: 24 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.77

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 122nd
In Oceania: 12th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 40%· KPMG / EY
20.8
Among the highest top marginal rates on this list.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 24 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $2,522· IMF WEO 2026
6.9
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 73.5 years· WHO / UN
54.5
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.04 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
19.1
Minimal recorded inbound tourism.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 2%· ILO / SECO
100.0
Among the lowest unemployment rates globally.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
53.3
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Solomon Islands holds 122nd of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.77 — sits in the lower-middle of the field. Its profile is defined by near-perfect population density (100) and unemployment (100), offset by GDP per capita, its clearest structural constraint.