Solomon Islands rankings 2026: where Solomon Islands places in 55 global Top 10s
Solomon Islands is #1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 13 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
How does Solomon Islands compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 55 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP, where it is measured at 18.4 % of GDP (Forest rents) as of 2026-11-02. Solomon Islands holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 13 rankings.
Where Solomon Islands is number one
Solomon Islands leads the world in 1 ranking. In each case the runner-up and the gap are shown so the lead can be judged, not just the position.
- Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP: 18.4 % of GDP (Forest rents), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: Liberia with 16.48 % of GDP.
Top 10 finishes
Solomon Islands is inside the top 10 of 12 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios with 83.09 %, behind Qatar (86.9 %) and ahead of Madagascar. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation with 3,028 mm per year, behind Papua New Guinea (3,142 mm per year) and ahead of Panama. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates with 11.21 per 100,000 people, behind Marshall Islands (11.41 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Micronesia (country). Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation with 45.34 %, behind Benin (47.04 %) and ahead of Namibia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #5 in Most forested countries with 89.84 % of land, behind Palau (90.83 % of land) and ahead of Guyana. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
- #8 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP with 8.29 % of GDP, behind Cuba (8.44 % of GDP) and ahead of Botswana. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #8 in Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco with 38.4 % of adults, behind Bulgaria (38.7 % of adults) and ahead of Kiribati. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the lowest unemployment with 1.43 %, behind Lao PDR (1.19 %) and ahead of Moldova. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
- #9 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) with 86.35 %, behind Lithuania (86.55 %) and ahead of Austria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows with 3.34 % of GDP, behind Cyprus (3.8 % of GDP) and ahead of Malaysia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas with 78.12 %, behind Wallis and Futuna (100 %) and ahead of Eswatini. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person with 57.2k cubic metres per person, behind New Zealand (64.3k cubic metres per person) and ahead of Peru. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Solomon Islands by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
World and society
In world and society, Solomon Islands holds 14 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (83.09 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation (3,028 mm per year), #5 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (45.34 %) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas (78.12 %). 10 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Solomon Islands holds 11 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (1.43 %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows (3.34 % of GDP), #12 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (14.2 %) and #13 of 50 in Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China (38.32 %). 7 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Solomon Islands holds 10 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (18.4 % of GDP), #5 of 50 in Most forested countries (89.84 % of land), #10 of 50 in Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person (57.2k cubic metres per person) and #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP (18.4 % of GDP). 6 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Solomon Islands holds 9 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (99.06 %), #13 of 50 in Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) (29.73 % of GDP), #27 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (20 %) and #27 of 44 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (28 thousand hectares). 5 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Solomon Islands holds 8 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates (11.21 per 100,000 people), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco (38.4 % of adults), #22 of 50 in Countries with the highest incidence of malaria (224.28 per 1,000 people at risk) and #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 (8.5 % of children under 5). 4 more rankings are listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Solomon Islands holds 2 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (8.29 % of GDP) and #9 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (86.35 %).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Solomon Islands holds 1 position: #25 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (55.08 % of service imports, BoP).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Solomon Islands moved in 51 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest drowning death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #5 in Most forested countries (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #8 in Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the lowest unemployment (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) (2026-11-02).
Where Solomon Islands ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Solomon Islands's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries by net primary income (1.76 BoP, current US$ million), 50th of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP (6.01 % of GDP) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest age dependency ratio (67.3 % of working-age population). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Solomon Islands
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 18.4 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios · 83.09 % · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest average annual precipitation · 3,028 mm per year · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 11.21 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 45.34 % · 2026-11-02
- #5 of 50 · Most forested countries · 89.84 % of land · 2026-10-28
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 8.29 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #8 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco · 38.4 % of adults · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the lowest unemployment · 1.43 % · 2026-10-28
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (primary) · 86.35 % · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest foreign investment outflows · 3.34 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living in rural areas · 78.12 % · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 57.2k cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 99.06 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 14.2 % · 2026-10-29
- #13 of 50 · Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China · 38.32 % · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 29.73 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 22.24 % · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ischaemic heart disease · 248.8 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · 71.33 % · 2026-10-31
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports · 8.93 months of imports · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 224.28 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 40.3 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 8.5 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries by communications, computer, etc. · 55.08 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 20 % · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 28 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 16.19 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 86 % · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 27.5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest natural resource rents as a share of GDP · 18.4 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the most fish and seafood consumption per person · 30.49 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 31 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.39 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Hottest countries by average surface temperature · 26.67 °C · 2026-10-29
- #32 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.35 % · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 16.2 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 7.76 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries by foreign direct investment, net · 19.91 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person including land use · 6.77 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate · 92 % of new cases · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 7.83 % · 2026-11-01
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.15 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 26.71 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 3.51 · 2026-10-28
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest goods trade as a share of GDP · 83.85 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries using the largest share of energy in agriculture and forestry · 3.65 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 3.56 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 24 · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 81.5 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 50.1 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries by net primary income · 1.76 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #50 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 6.01 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 67.3 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 6.01 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Solomon Islands's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Solomon Islands
What is Solomon Islands's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP, with 18.4 % of GDP (Forest rents) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Solomon Islands?
55 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.
Is Solomon Islands in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 13 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP, #2 in Countries with the highest employment-to-population ratios and #4 in Countries with the highest average annual precipitation.
Where do the numbers come from?
From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.