Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world
Solomon IslandsLimited data
Solomon Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Solomon Islands is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia, Oceania, to the north-east of Australia. It is adjacent to Bougainville to the west, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the south-east, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna to the east, and the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 828,857 according to official estimates from 2025. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.
- 5.1-magnitude quake hits Solomon Islandsen.apa.az · 3 outlets
- PNG and Solomon Islands advance strategic border prioritiespostcourier.com.pg · 2 outlets
- Morocco Reach Youth Olympic Futsal Semi-Finals After 15-1 Victory Over Solomon Islandsmoroccoworldnews.com
Pictures

Solomon Islander boys from Honiara. People with brown or blond hair are quite common among Solomon Islanders without any European admixture, especially among…Irene Scott/AusAID · CC BY 2.0 
Catholic Church in Tanagai on GuadalcanalTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Children at the school in Tuo village, FenualoaPohopetch · CC BY-SA 3.0 
School in Tanagai on GuadalcanalTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Traditional painting and wood carving in the National Museum in HoniaraTorbenbrinker · CC BY-SA 4.0 
A traditional dance costumeCliff · CC BY 2.0
Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
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Solomon Islands · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People

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Solomon Islands · Friday, 13 November 2026
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What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 462 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security More than usual
- Climate More than usual
- Voters urged to beat registration rush (fijisun.com.fj)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.6positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.4The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.3× usual2.2 words per 1,000usually 1.7The GDELT Project
- Fear1.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual9.7 words per 1,000usually 9.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.4× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.7× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 7.0The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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By category
Industries here
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation2.6%Dec 2019 · −0.1 pts since Nov 2019World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment1.4%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth3.6%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
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2Six60
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9DJ KVNXD & DJ DYLANFK

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