Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Barbados instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Barbados, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 6.4 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $17,400 as of 2023.

be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Barbados, that number is 8.0% as of 2023.

Life

be 68.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Barbados, 39.0 women do as of 2020.

be 52.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.

have 52.9% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

be 35.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Barbados, 99% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 49.2% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Barbados spends 6.5% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 63.6% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Barbados, that number is 7.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 98.2% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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