Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Colombia, you would:
Health
live 1.8 years longer
In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 64.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Colombia, 35.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 81.3% less money
Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 49.3% more children
In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 25.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 71.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 31.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 82.9% less likely to have internet access
In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 25.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 37.7% less on healthcare
Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 65.6% more coastline
Colombia has a total of 3,208 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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