Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
be 26.7% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
live 17.0 years less
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.9 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.
be 24.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Swaziland, that number is 37.6% as of 2023.
be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.
Life
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 Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
be 98.0% 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 63.9% more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Swaziland, about 59.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 60.9% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Swaziland spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 47.7% more on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Swaziland: At a glance
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