Sheet 159 of 195 · OceaniaSLB · 9.6°S 160.3°E

Solomon Islands

Capital: Honiara
Population: 838,645 2025
Area: 28,896 km²
Neighbours: 0

Solomon Islands hatched, Honiara marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 9.2°S 159.0°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

The Solomon Islands is an island country in Melanesia. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Honiara is Yaren, in Nauru, 1,254 km away. Its area of 28,896 km² puts it 139th in the world and 4th of 14 in Oceania.

838,645 people lived in the Solomon Islands in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 34 countries have fewer. On average, 29 people live on each km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 31.3% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$2,086 in current US dollars: 154th of 191 worldwide, the lowest in Oceania. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 70.7 years. Forest covers 89.8% of its land (2024).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. From 11.8°S to 6.6°S, it spans about 581 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Honiara lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 460 km from the nearest land, Guinea-Bissau.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.
Measure	Figure	World	Oceania
Population	838,6452025, World Bank	160th of 194	5th of 14
Area	28,896 km²world-countries	139th of 195	4th of 14
GDP	US$1.7 billion2025, World Bank, current US$	177th of 191	5th of 14
GDP per capita	US$2,0862025, World Bank, current US$	154th of 191	14th of 14
Population density	29 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries	153rd of 194	10th of 14
Life expectancy	70.7 years2024, World Bank	127th of 194	6th of 14
Urban population	31.3%2025, World Bank	171st of 194	9th of 14
Forest area	89.8% of land2024, World Bank	5th of 194	3rd of 14
Population growth	+2.35% a year2025, World Bank	32nd of 194	1st of 14
Internet users	29.0%2024, World Bank	169th of 188	10th of 11
Fertility rate	3.51 births per woman2024, World Bank	44th of 194	3rd of 14
Land neighbours	0world-countries; among the 195	157th of 195	2nd of 14

Closest in areaAlbania, Armenia and Equatorial Guinea

Closest in populationGuyana, Bhutan and Comoros

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Nauru1,254 km
Honiara to Yaren
Vanuatu1,291 km
Honiara to Port Vila
Papua New Guinea1,399 km
Honiara to Port Moresby

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres: Southern and Eastern
Capital: Honiara
9.44°S 159.95°E
Northernmost latitude: 6.61°S
Southernmost latitude: 11.83°S
Westernmost longitude: 155.68°E
Easternmost longitude: 162.37°E
North to south: about 581 km
Antipode of Honiara: 9.44°N 20.05°W
in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 460 km from the nearest land (Guinea-Bissau)