Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 13.1% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.
be 36.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 95.0% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 24.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.
be 6.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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 23.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Italy, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2021.
be 52.0% less likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Italy, 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 54.2% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 30.1% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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