Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Bahrain, you would:
Health
be 24.5% less likely to be obese
In Bahrain, 29.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Bahrain, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 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
make 93.9% less money
Bahrain has a GDP per capita of $40,900 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 83.1% more children
In Bahrain, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Bahrain, approximately 14.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Bahrain, approximately 10.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Bahrain, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 88.0% less likely to have internet access
In Bahrain, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Bahrain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.4 times more on education
Bahrain spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
Bahrain 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 33.0 times more coastline
Bahrain has a total of 161 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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