Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 15.6 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 77.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 95.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 82.9% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 63.9% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Estonia, there are 8.2 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 Estonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 36.3% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 48.4% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 77.3% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 28.6% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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