Quality of life comparison

live 5.5 years less

In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 10.3% more likely to be obese

In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 56.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Netherlands, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Netherlands, 14.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 96.1% less money

Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $69,300 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

have 2.1 times more children

In Netherlands, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 30.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Netherlands, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 Netherlands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2022.

be 60.9% less likely to have internet access

In Netherlands, approximately 92.0% 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 Netherlands, 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 60.4% less on healthcare

Netherlands spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.4 times more on education

Netherlands spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 11.8 times more coastline

Netherlands has a total of 451 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.