Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 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 31.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
make 97.4% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $102,000 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.6 times more children
In Macau, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 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 Macau, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2022.
be 59.1% less likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% 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 Macau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.0 times more on education
Macau spends 6.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 129.6 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 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
How big is Solomon Islands compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.