Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Macau instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
live 8.3 years longer
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 23.5 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2022, while in Macau, the GDP per capita is $51,800 as of 2022.
be 49.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Macau, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 77.1% 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 Macau, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.
have 62.1% fewer children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Macau, there are 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Solomon Islands, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Macau, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
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 Macau, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.8% 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 Macau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.8% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Macau spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.2% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Macau, that number is 41 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Macau: At a glance
How big is Macau compared to Solomon Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.