Quality of life comparison

live 2.4 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 25.5% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 64.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

be 57.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 80.1% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $13,600 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

have 42.8% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 99.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 17.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Fiji, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 87% 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 59.1% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 22.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Fiji, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 89% 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 2.2 times more on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.8% more on healthcare

Fiji spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 4.7 times more coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.