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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 conflicts0CIA· 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.
95.0
Stable risk
30-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
25
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
3 of 11
SOLOMON ISLANDSOLOMON ISLANDSOLOMONS MINIS2026-04-012026-05-162026-06-29
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
98/100 · 15% wt
target events: 1actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 1.10%article coverage 90d: 87
Arms Activity
99/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 3total value usd: $238.0Mconflict amplified: no
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
1Stable
Economic
30Moderate
Regulatory
0Stable
Operational
11Stable
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 25 of 30
01Commonwealth of Australia
60.3
02Republic of the Marshall Islands
66.2
03New Zealand
74.3
04Republic of Palau
75.6
05Republic of Nauru
83.6
06Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
84.5
07Federated States of Micronesia
86.1
08Overseas Lands of French Polynesia
86.5
25Solomon Islands· this country
95.0
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
Security11 recent events · 0 conflicts · 3 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
25
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
1
High-severity events
2026-06-22
SEV 4
Albanese Visit
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-22
SEV 6
Solomons Minister
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-22
SEV 5
Wale Visit
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-11
SEV 6
Solomon Islands-China pact
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-10
SEV 4
Solomon Islands PM visits Australia, NZ
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-03
SEV 4
Solomons-Australia strategic talks
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-03
SEV 2
Solomon PM visits Australia
Diplomatic Visit
2026-06-03
SEV 6
Solomons to review China pact
Diplomatic Tension
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis

The war beneath their feet

Bombs from World War Two still kill and maim people in the Solomon Islands, sparking a new documentary to raise awareness and support for victims.

E-TangataSolomon Islands · United States · New Zealand
International Relations
China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister
The Age - Politics / Federal
Other
Police uncover Australia’s largest ever cocaine haul during underground bunker search
The Independent
International Relations
China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister
The Age - Latest News
International Relations
China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister
Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
Record cocaine haul found in backyard bunkers in western Sydney
The Age - National
Record cocaine haul found in backyard bunkers in western Sydney
Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say
The Guardian
Record cocaine haul found in backyard bunkers in western Sydney
The Age - Latest News
Think tank flags growing Chinese military threat to Australia
Baird Maritime
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Solomon Islands-tagged articles · last 30 days
Matthew Wale
personlast · Jun 22
26
Jeremiah Manele
personlast · Jun 5
18
Manasseh Sogavare
personlast · Jun 11
13
Atakohu Middleton
personlast · Jun 28
10
Peter Kenilorea
personlast · Jun 2
5
Peter Kenilorea Junior
personlast · Jun 22
4
Rick Hou
personlast · Jun 2
3
Dorothy Wickman
personlast · Jun 28
1
Elizabeth Osifelo
personlast · Jun 28
1
Maeverlyn Pitanoe
personlast · Jun 28
1
+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.