Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 6.8 years longer
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.9 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 10.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.
be 69.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 43.6% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.
Life
be 40.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.
be 40.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.
have 23.5% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, that number is 76% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 16.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 73% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Solomon Islands: At a glance
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