Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Solomon Islands, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Solomon Islands stood at 9. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Solomon Islands peaked at 9 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2006.
That places Solomon Islands 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | — |
| 2006 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.8 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Solomon Islands?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Solomon Islands was 9 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2014.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2006.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Solomon Islands ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.