Quality of life comparison

live 2.2 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 14.2% more likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 89.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 15.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.

be 49.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 85.4% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

have 99.2% more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 67.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 67.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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.

be 23.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, that number is 76% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 53.8% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% 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

Saint Lucia 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 3.6 times more on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 33.6 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.