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CountriesSolomon Islands (SB)

Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands · Honiara · 738.8K people · australia-oceania

Governmentparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realmArea28.9K km²Active conflicts0Mentions 7d3CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
79.5
Elevated risk
26-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Solomon Islands becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Solomon Islands · 90-day event volume
8
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
4 of 9
SOLOMON ISLANDWILDFIREREFUGEE FLOWSOLOMON ISLAND2026-02-122026-03-292026-05-12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 3 milestones · hover for context
MAY 8
2026
Tina River Hydropower
energy_project · severity 4
Moderate
MAY 7
2026
Solomon Islands Switches Diplomatic Recognition
diplomatic_tension · severity 8
Critical
MAY 7
2026
Solomon Islands-China-West Tension
diplomatic_tension · severity 7
Elevated
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
40/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 1domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
96/100 · 15% wt
target events: 1actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 2.20%article coverage 90d: 45
Arms Activity
97/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 1total value usd: $138.0Mconflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
84/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 3.00%inflation pct: 4.32%unemployment pct: 1.44%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
100/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 0is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
68/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 70.7literacy rate:
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
32Moderate
Security
32Moderate
Economic
30Moderate
Regulatory
0Stable
Operational
32Moderate
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · australia-oceania
Rank 4 of 30
01Commonwealth of Australia
60.1
02Republic of the Marshall Islands
66.0
03New Zealand
77.7
04Solomon Islands· this country
79.5
05Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
81.5
06Republic of Nauru
83.6
07Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
84.5
08Federated States of Micronesia
86.1
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 15 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$1.6B
$77.8M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$1.9K
$51 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
4.3%
1.6% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
1.4%
0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
819.2K
19.2K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
70.7 yrs
0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
29.0%
0.4% YoY
Security9 recent events · 0 conflicts · 1 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
8
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
1
High-severity events
2026-05-08
SEV 4
Tina River Hydropower
Energy Project
2026-05-07
SEV 8
Solomon Islands Switches Diplomatic Recognition
Diplomatic Tension
2026-05-07
SEV 7
Solomon Islands-China-West Tension
Diplomatic Tension
2026-04-24
SEV 9
Solomon Islands Worker Death
Refugee Flow1 killed
2026-04-24
SEV 4
Diarrhoea Outbreak Scare in Gizo
Disease Outbreak
2026-04-08
SEV 5
Destruction in Solomon Islands
Wildfire
2026-03-18
SEV 1
Solomon Islands PM Meets Kyrgyz Special Envoy
Summit Meeting
2026-03-12
SEV 2
Solomon Islands Calls For Diplomacy
Peace Agreement
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No-confidence vote topples Solomon Islands Prime Minister
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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Solomon Islands-tagged articles · last 30 days
Jeremiah Manele
personlast · May 11
8
Manasseh Sogavare
personlast · May 8
4
Peter Kenilorea
personlast · May 11
3
Peter Shanel
personlast · May 8
3
Matthew Wale
personlast · May 8
3
Frederick Kologeto
personlast · May 8
3
Peter Shanel Agovaka
personlast · May 7
2
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Solomon Islands will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.