Quality of life comparison

live 1.5 years longer

In Samoa, 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 52.4% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

be 42.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 55.0% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

have 20.8% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.

be 22.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 53.8% less likely to have internet access

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

be 25.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 17.0% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.7 times more on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 13.2 times more coastline

Samoa has a total of 403 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.