Quality of life comparison

live 7.1 years longer

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Canada, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 30.7% more likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Canada, that number is 29.4% of people as of 2016.

make 20.7 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Canada, the GDP per capita is $55,800 as of 2023.

be 26.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Canada, however, that number is 9.4% as of 2008.

be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Canada, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.

be 91.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Canada, 11.0 women do as of 2020.

be 78.1% 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 Canada, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.

have 55.2% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Canada, there are 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

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 Canada, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Canada, about 93.0% do as of 2021.

be 35.7% 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 Canada, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 59.4% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Canada spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Canada, that number is 12.9% of GDP as of 2020.

see 38.0 times more coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Canada, that number is 202,080 km.