Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 15.9 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 72.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 69.8% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 65.7% fewer children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 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 Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% 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 Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.9% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 90.6% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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