Gender Inequality Index in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Gender Inequality Index was 0.478 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Solomon Islands, 2013–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender inequality index in Solomon Islands stood at 0.478. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.579 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.478, in 2023.
That places Solomon Islands 52nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.578 | — |
| 2014 | 0.579 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.578 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.574 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.573 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.568 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.525 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.495 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.481 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.479 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.478 | -0.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.478 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.478 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5679 | 0.525 | 0.579 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4832 | 0.478 | 0.495 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More poverty & inequality data for Solomon Islands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,900 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0737 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Solomon Islands?
- Gender inequality index in Solomon Islands was 0.478 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.579 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.478 in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for gender inequality index?
- Solomon Islands ranks 52nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.