Quality of life comparison

be 23.5% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

live 7.1 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 71.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

make 95.2% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,800 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

be 35.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

have 2.2 times more children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 11.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 11.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.

be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.3% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 65.9% less on healthcare

Canada spends 12.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on education

Canada spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 97.4% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.