Quality of life comparison

be 37.8% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

live 3.9 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 57.3% less likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2023.

be 15.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 96.3% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $73,600 as of 2023, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2023.

have 86.1% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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.

be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2022.

be 60.9% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In United States, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

spend 76.6% less on healthcare

United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 73.3% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.