Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Lebanon, you would:
Health
be 29.7% less likely to be obese
In Lebanon, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
live 2.1 years less
In Lebanon, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 80 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.
Economy
be 86.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Lebanon, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.
be 53.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lebanon, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 83.1% less money
Lebanon has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2021, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
Life
have 80.2% more children
In Lebanon, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Lebanon, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lebanon, approximately 7.0 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 Lebanon, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2021.
be 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lebanon, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lebanon, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.0% less on healthcare
Lebanon spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 7.5 times more on education
Lebanon spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.6 times more coastline
Lebanon has a total of 225 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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