Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

be 62.7% less likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tanzania, that number is 8.4% of people as of 2016.

live 6.5 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Tanzania, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 33.3% more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Tanzania, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2023.

be 68.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tanzania, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Tanzania, however, that number is 26.4% as of 2018.

Life

have 43.1% more children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tanzania, there are 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 95.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 122.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Tanzania, 238.0 women do as of 2020.

be 81.8% 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 Tanzania, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 39.7% 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 Tanzania, that number is 46% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 11.1% less likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tanzania, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 74.2% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Tanzania spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 13.6% less on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tanzania, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 73.2% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Tanzania, that number is 1,424 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tanzania: At a glance

Tanzania is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 885,800 sq km. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010.
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