What is rule of law index in Solomon Islands?

Rule of law index in Solomon Islands was 0.669 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 1979.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.559 in 2016.

How does Solomon Islands rank for rule of law index?

Solomon Islands ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Solomon Islands

Name: Rule of Law Index in Solomon Islands
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Solomon Islands: Rule of Law Index was 0.669 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.669

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

75th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.875

in 1979

All-time low

0.559

in 2016

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Rule of Law Index in Solomon Islands, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 0.669 for rule of law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.875 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.559, in 2016.

Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Rule of Law Index in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Solomon Islands, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.659	—
1901	0.659	+0.0%
1902	0.659	+0.0%
1903	0.659	+0.0%
1904	0.659	+0.0%
1905	0.659	+0.0%
1906	0.659	+0.0%
1907	0.659	+0.0%
1908	0.659	+0.0%
1909	0.659	+0.0%
1910	0.659	+0.0%
1911	0.659	+0.0%
1912	0.659	+0.0%
1913	0.645	-2.1%
1914	0.628	-2.6%
1915	0.628	+0.0%
1916	0.628	+0.0%
1917	0.628	+0.0%
1918	0.628	+0.0%
1919	0.628	+0.0%
1920	0.678	+8.0%
1921	0.693	+2.2%
1922	0.693	+0.0%
1923	0.693	+0.0%
1924	0.693	+0.0%
1925	0.693	+0.0%
1926	0.693	+0.0%
1927	0.693	+0.0%
1928	0.693	+0.0%
1929	0.693	+0.0%
1930	0.693	+0.0%
1931	0.693	+0.0%
1932	0.693	+0.0%
1933	0.693	+0.0%
1934	0.693	+0.0%
1935	0.693	+0.0%
1936	0.693	+0.0%
1937	0.693	+0.0%
1938	0.693	+0.0%
1939	0.673	-2.9%
1940	0.673	+0.0%
1941	0.673	+0.0%
1942	0.673	+0.0%
1943	0.673	+0.0%
1944	0.673	+0.0%
1945	0.648	-3.7%
1946	0.675	+4.2%
1947	0.675	+0.0%
1948	0.675	+0.0%
1949	0.675	+0.0%
1950	0.698	+3.4%
1951	0.75	+7.4%
1952	0.75	+0.0%
1953	0.75	+0.0%
1954	0.75	+0.0%
1955	0.75	+0.0%
1956	0.75	+0.0%
1957	0.75	+0.0%
1958	0.75	+0.0%
1959	0.75	+0.0%
1960	0.765	+2.0%
1961	0.765	+0.0%
1962	0.765	+0.0%
1963	0.765	+0.0%
1964	0.765	+0.0%
1965	0.765	+0.0%
1966	0.765	+0.0%
1967	0.765	+0.0%
1968	0.765	+0.0%
1969	0.765	+0.0%
1970	0.79	+3.3%
1971	0.79	+0.0%
1972	0.79	+0.0%
1973	0.798	+1.0%
1974	0.798	+0.0%
1975	0.798	+0.0%
1976	0.798	+0.0%
1977	0.798	+0.0%
1978	0.843	+5.6%
1979	0.875	+3.8%
1980	0.828	-5.4%
1981	0.806	-2.7%
1982	0.806	+0.0%
1983	0.785	-2.6%
1984	0.785	+0.0%
1985	0.797	+1.5%
1986	0.797	+0.0%
1987	0.797	+0.0%
1988	0.797	+0.0%
1989	0.782	-1.9%
1990	0.765	-2.2%
1991	0.765	+0.0%
1992	0.765	+0.0%
1993	0.765	+0.0%
1994	0.765	+0.0%
1995	0.765	+0.0%
1996	0.765	+0.0%
1997	0.765	+0.0%
1998	0.765	+0.0%
1999	0.678	-11.4%
2000	0.625	-7.8%
2001	0.638	+2.1%
2002	0.661	+3.6%
2003	0.661	+0.0%
2004	0.615	-7.0%
2005	0.568	-7.6%
2006	0.562	-1.1%
2007	0.562	+0.0%
2008	0.568	+1.1%
2009	0.562	-1.1%
2010	0.578	+2.8%
2011	0.578	+0.0%
2012	0.577	-0.2%
2013	0.577	+0.0%
2014	0.572	-0.9%
2015	0.576	+0.7%
2016	0.559	-3.0%
2017	0.584	+4.5%
2018	0.584	+0.0%
2019	0.587	+0.5%
2020	0.59	+0.5%
2021	0.62	+5.1%
2022	0.634	+2.3%
2023	0.638	+0.6%
2024	0.67	+5.0%
2025	0.669	-0.1%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

Solomon Islands's 0.669 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Solomon Islands's 0.669 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.59, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.659	0.659	0.659	10
1910s	0.639	0.628	0.659	10
1920s	0.6915	0.678	0.693	10
1930s	0.691	0.673	0.693	10
1940s	0.6713	0.648	0.675	10
1950s	0.7448	0.698	0.75	10
1960s	0.765	0.765	0.765	10
1970s	0.8078	0.79	0.875	10
1980s	0.798	0.782	0.828	10
1990s	0.7563	0.678	0.765	10
2000s	0.6022	0.562	0.661	10
2010s	0.5772	0.559	0.587	10
2020s	0.6368	0.59	0.67	6

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

72 Panama 0.692 compare
73 Kuwait 0.691 compare
73 Senegal 0.691 compare
76 Nepal 0.662 compare
77 Zambia 0.654 compare
78 Kenya 0.64 compare

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More reference data data for Solomon Islands

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Solomon Islands?: Rule of law index in Solomon Islands was 0.669 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 1979.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.559 in 2016.
How does Solomon Islands rank for rule of law index?: Solomon Islands ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.