Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 38.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 93.1% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 3.2 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 8.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Spain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 87.1% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Spain, 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.
Expenditures
spend 47.3% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.4 times more on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Solomon Islands: At a glance
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