Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 12.5 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 96.2% less spent on your healthcare
Israel spends $4,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Solomon Islands spends $153 as of 2023.
have 93.7% fewer doctors per person
Israel has 38.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Solomon Islands has 2.4 as of 2023.
have 44.7% less access to essential health services
Israel scores 85 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Solomon Islands scores 47 as of 2021.
be 4.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Israel has a suicide rate of 4.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, it is 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 59.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.
be 42.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 96.5% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $60,337 as of 2025, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.
Life
have 43.6% more children
In Israel, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 61.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 2.0 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 6.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 18.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Israel, 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 67.1% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 88.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.
be 28.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Israel, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 72% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 65% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 24.5% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 39.8% more on education
Israel spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.5 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
Safety
be 2.7 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Israel, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, they kill 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.6% less home broadband
Israel has 29.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 93.4% less CO2
Israel emits 5.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Solomon Islands emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 3.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Israel, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2012–2014). How we calculate this
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