Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 23.6% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Namibia, that number is 17.2% of people as of 2016.

live 10.2 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Namibia, that number is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 4.3 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2023.

be 12.5 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 19.4% as of 2023.

be 37.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Namibia, however, that number is 17.4% as of 2015.

Life

be 76.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Namibia, 215.0 women do as of 2020.

be 47.0% 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 Namibia, on the other hand, 29.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 47.2% more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 53.0% do as of 2021.

be 25.0% 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 Namibia, that number is 91% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 26.1% less 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 Namibia, that number is 56% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 33% in rural areas) as of 2022.

Expenditures

spend 25.0% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Namibia spends 9.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 2.0 times more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 8.9% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 70.4% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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

Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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