Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Cook Islands, you would:
Health
be 59.7% less likely to be obese
In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 85.0% less money
Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $16,700 as of 2016, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 81.0% more children
In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 25.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 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.
Basic Needs
be 77.8% less likely to have internet access
In Cook Islands, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cook Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Cook Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 54.8% more on healthcare
Cook Islands spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 44.3 times more coastline
Cook Islands has a total of 120 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
How big is Solomon Islands compared to Cook Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.