Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 4.1 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 18.5% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 39.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 85.3% less money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 26.0% more children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Dominican Republic, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 84.4% less likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 18.6% less on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 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
How big is Solomon Islands compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.