Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 98.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 3.1 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 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 22.4% more spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Solomon Islands spends $153 as of 2023.
have 4.4 times more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Solomon Islands has 2.4 as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Malawi has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, it is 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.
make 3.1 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 45.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 225.0 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 56.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 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 14.2% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 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 5.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% 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 53.2% more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 17.9% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 3.0 times more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 44.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, they kill 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 22.2% more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
be 32.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 72.7% more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 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), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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