Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
be 61.3% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 17.9 years less
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 37.0% less money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.2% as of 2023.
be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 35.6% more children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 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 Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.3% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 29% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 64.7% less likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 100.0% more on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
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