Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 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 11.4% more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% 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 Guyana, 35.0% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 86.6% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 84.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.8% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 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 27.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, that number is 67% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 67.6% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 2.2 times more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 11.6 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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 Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.