Quality of life comparison

be 47.6% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cabo Verde, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2016.

live 3.0 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.0 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Cabo Verde, the GDP per capita is $8,200 as of 2023.

be 7.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cabo Verde, that number is 12.0% as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Cabo Verde, however, that number is 35.2% as of 2015.

be 65.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, 42.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.5% more 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 Cabo Verde, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2022.

have 21.2% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, there are 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 27.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 94.4% more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cabo Verde, about 70.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 97% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 40.6% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 36.4% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cabo Verde, that number is 6.0% of GDP as of 2020.

see 81.8% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Cabo Verde, that number is 965 km.