Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.
make 93.6% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $34,300 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2021.
be 53.7% less likely to have internet access
In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.6 times more coastline
Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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 Puerto Rico? See an in-depth size comparison.