Quality of life comparison

live 1.8 years longer

In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Mauritius, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

make 89.8% less money

Mauritius has a GDP per capita of $26,600 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

be 23.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

have 2.3 times more children

In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 45.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mauritius, approximately 84.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 65.7% more likely to die during infancy

In Mauritius, approximately 12.1 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 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mauritius, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 47.1% less likely to have internet access

In Mauritius, approximately 68.0% 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 Mauritius, 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.

spend 34.3% less on healthcare

Mauritius spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on education

Mauritius spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 30.0 times more coastline

Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.