Years colonized in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Years colonized was 94 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 159 countries
All-time high
94
in 1978
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Solomon Islands, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Solomon Islands recorded 94 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Solomon Islands peaked at 94 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Solomon Islands ranks 57th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Solomon Islands, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 1 —
1886 2 +100.0%
1887 3 +50.0%
1888 4 +33.3%
1889 5 +25.0%
1890 6 +20.0%
1891 7 +16.7%
1892 8 +14.3%
1893 9 +12.5%
1894 10 +11.1%
1895 11 +10.0%
1896 12 +9.1%
1897 13 +8.3%
1898 14 +7.7%
1899 15 +7.1%
1900 16 +6.7%
1901 17 +6.2%
1902 18 +5.9%
1903 19 +5.6%
1904 20 +5.3%
1905 21 +5.0%
1906 22 +4.8%
1907 23 +4.5%
1908 24 +4.3%
1909 25 +4.2%
1910 26 +4.0%
1911 27 +3.8%
1912 28 +3.7%
1913 29 +3.6%
1914 30 +3.4%
1915 31 +3.3%
1916 32 +3.2%
1917 33 +3.1%
1918 34 +3.0%
1919 35 +2.9%
1920 36 +2.9%
1921 37 +2.8%
1922 38 +2.7%
1923 39 +2.6%
1924 40 +2.6%
1925 41 +2.5%
1926 42 +2.4%
1927 43 +2.4%
1928 44 +2.3%
1929 45 +2.3%
1930 46 +2.2%
1931 47 +2.2%
1932 48 +2.1%
1933 49 +2.1%
1934 50 +2.0%
1935 51 +2.0%
1936 52 +2.0%
1937 53 +1.9%
1938 54 +1.9%
1939 55 +1.9%
1940 56 +1.8%
1941 57 +1.8%
1942 58 +1.8%
1943 59 +1.7%
1944 60 +1.7%
1945 61 +1.7%
1946 62 +1.6%
1947 63 +1.6%
1948 64 +1.6%
1949 65 +1.6%
1950 66 +1.5%
1951 67 +1.5%
1952 68 +1.5%
1953 69 +1.5%
1954 70 +1.4%
1955 71 +1.4%
1956 72 +1.4%
1957 73 +1.4%
1958 74 +1.4%
1959 75 +1.4%
1960 76 +1.3%
1961 77 +1.3%
1962 78 +1.3%
1963 79 +1.3%
1964 80 +1.3%
1965 81 +1.2%
1966 82 +1.2%
1967 83 +1.2%
1968 84 +1.2%
1969 85 +1.2%
1970 86 +1.2%
1971 87 +1.2%
1972 88 +1.1%
1973 89 +1.1%
1974 90 +1.1%
1975 91 +1.1%
1976 92 +1.1%
1977 93 +1.1%
1978 94 +1.1%
1979 94 +0.0%
1980 94 +0.0%
1981 94 +0.0%
1982 94 +0.0%
1983 94 +0.0%
1984 94 +0.0%
1985 94 +0.0%
1986 94 +0.0%
1987 94 +0.0%
1988 94 +0.0%
1989 94 +0.0%
1990 94 +0.0%
1991 94 +0.0%
1992 94 +0.0%
1993 94 +0.0%
1994 94 +0.0%
1995 94 +0.0%
1996 94 +0.0%
1997 94 +0.0%
1998 94 +0.0%
1999 94 +0.0%
2000 94 +0.0%
2001 94 +0.0%
2002 94 +0.0%
2003 94 +0.0%
2004 94 +0.0%
2005 94 +0.0%
2006 94 +0.0%
2007 94 +0.0%
2008 94 +0.0%
2009 94 +0.0%
2010 94 +0.0%
2011 94 +0.0%
2012 94 +0.0%
2013 94 +0.0%
2014 94 +0.0%
2015 94 +0.0%
2016 94 +0.0%
2017 94 +0.0%
2018 94 +0.0%
2019 94 +0.0%
2020 94 +0.0%
2021 94 +0.0%
2022 94 +0.0%

Solomon Islands compared with similar countries

  • Solomon Islands's 94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Solomon Islands's 94 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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.

YearChange FromTo
1886 +100.0% 1 2
1887 +50.0% 2 3
1888 +33.3% 3 4
1889 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 1.5 0 5 10
1890s 10.5 6 15 10
1900s 20.5 16 25 10
1910s 30.5 26 35 10
1920s 40.5 36 45 10
1930s 50.5 46 55 10
1940s 60.5 56 65 10
1950s 70.5 66 75 10
1960s 80.5 76 85 10
1970s 90.4 86 94 10
1980s 94 94 94 10
1990s 94 94 94 10
2000s 94 94 94 10
2010s 94 94 94 10
2020s 94 94 94 3

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 54 Brunei 97 compare
  2. 54 Fiji 97 compare
  3. 56 Guinea-Bissau 96 compare
  4. 57 Djibouti 94 compare
  5. 57 Vanuatu 94 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Solomon Islands?
Years colonized in Solomon Islands was 94 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 94 in 1978.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Solomon Islands rank for years colonized?
Solomon Islands ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed