Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 12.8 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 7.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 81.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 576.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 59.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 49.6 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 36.3% fewer children
In Guinea, there are approximately 35.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 67% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 53.8% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guinea, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 77% 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 4.6 times more on education
Guinea spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
Guinea spends 4.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.6 times more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 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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