Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 10.8 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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.
Economy
be 78.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 10.7% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 78.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 71.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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 65.7% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 5.9 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 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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