Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Guam, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years less
In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 74.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.
make 95.0% less money
Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.
Life
have 54.0% more children
In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 43.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Guam, approximately 11.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 81% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 63.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guam, approximately 80.5% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.
be 28.1% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Guam, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, 72% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 42.3 times more coastline
Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
Infrastructure
find 94.0% less home broadband
Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Guam vs. Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: At a glance
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