Quality of life comparison

live 11.5 years longer

In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 77.2% more likely to be obese

In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 85.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritania, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

be 60.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritania, 31.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 57.1% less money

Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

be 73.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritania, approximately 465.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 60.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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.

have 16.5% fewer children

In Mauritania, there are approximately 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 55.1% more likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritania, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 1% 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 39.0% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritania, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% 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 6.7 times more on education

Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 29.4% more on healthcare

Mauritania spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 7.0 times more coastline

Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.