Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 90.7% more likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 63.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cabo Verde, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 58.3% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 14.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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.
have 22.8% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 79.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 58.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 89% 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 81.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 2.1 times more on education
Cabo Verde spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 5.5 times more coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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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