Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 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 29.7% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
be 57.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 84.1% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 16.5% more children
In Egypt, there are approximately 19.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2022.
be 50.0% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.
Expenditures
spend 5.1 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Solomon Islands: At a glance
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