Quality of life comparison

be 57.3% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

live 14.6 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 2.3 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 12.9 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 26.4% more children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 15.2% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 33.4% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 10.8% less likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

spend 64.8% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 96.8% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.