Quality of life comparison

live 1.5 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

make 2.2 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,000 as of 2023.

be 6.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Samoa, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.

be 72.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

be 51.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Samoa, 59.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.1% 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

have 17.2% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 29.3% more 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 Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) 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 Samoa, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

be 34.6% 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 Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 62.5% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.5% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Samoa, that number is 5.3% of GDP as of 2020.

see 92.4% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.