Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
be 93.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 5.6 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 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.
see 46.5% more spent on your healthcare
Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Solomon Islands spends $153 as of 2023.
be 96.0% more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
have 18.5% fewer doctors per person
Haiti has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Solomon Islands has 2.4 as of 2023.
have 13.0% less access to essential health services
Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Solomon Islands scores 47 as of 2021.
be 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, it is 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 14.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.
be 78.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 22.6% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,694 as of 2025, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, 123.0 women do as of 2023.
be 57.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 39.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
have 21.7% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 58.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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 39.3% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 8.6 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 68.0% more on healthcare
Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
Safety
be 64.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, they kill 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 64.5% less home broadband
Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
be 14.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Haiti, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 26.7% more CO2
Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Solomon Islands emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2012), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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