Quality of life comparison

live 3.0 years longer

In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 90.7% more likely to be obese

In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 87.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

be 63.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cabo Verde, 35.2% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 67.1% less money

Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

be 14.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.

have 26.9% more children

In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 21.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 76% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 48.6% less likely to have internet access

In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 24.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 73% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 26.7% less on healthcare

Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 68.4% more on education

Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 5.5 times more coastline

Cabo Verde has a total of 965 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.