Free and Fair Elections Index in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0.748 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Free and Fair Elections Index in Solomon Islands, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, free and fair elections index in Solomon Islands stood at 0.748. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.748 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
That places Solomon Islands 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0.542 | — |
| 1965 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.542 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.547 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.55 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.556 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.56 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.56 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.552 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.547 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.547 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.516 | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.515 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.528 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.516 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.499 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.499 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.502 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.514 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.514 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.492 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.489 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.489 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.488 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.488 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.474 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.455 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.455 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.189 | -58.5% |
| 2001 | 0.033 | -82.5% |
| 2002 | 0.452 | +1269.7% |
| 2003 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.452 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.437 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.396 | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.534 | +34.8% |
| 2008 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.55 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.573 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.579 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.582 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.612 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.613 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.616 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.616 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.665 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.682 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.73 | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 0.748 | +2.5% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.748 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.321, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.748 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5335, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1269.7% | 0.033 | 0.452 |
| 2001 | -82.5% | 0.189 | 0.033 |
| 2000 | -58.5% | 0.455 | 0.189 |
| 2007 | +34.8% | 0.396 | 0.534 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3273 | 0 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5396 | 0.515 | 0.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5063 | 0.492 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4803 | 0.455 | 0.489 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4013 | 0.033 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5979 | 0.55 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.701 | 0.682 | 0.748 | 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 free and fair elections index in Solomon Islands?
- Free and fair elections index in Solomon Islands was 0.748 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.748 in 2025.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for free and fair elections index?
- Solomon Islands ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.