Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 17.9 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 58.8% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,700 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.
be 51.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.
be 77.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 72.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.
be 72.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 26.3% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 29% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% 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 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 40.7% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.2 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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
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