Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Maldives, you would:
Health
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Maldives, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 80.8% less money
Maldives has a GDP per capita of $13,000 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
be 54.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Maldives, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
Life
be 22.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Maldives, approximately 25.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.
have 46.1% more children
In Maldives, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 96.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Maldives, approximately 53.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Maldives, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 81.0% less likely to have internet access
In Maldives, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Maldives, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 100% 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 40.0% less on healthcare
Maldives spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on education
Maldives spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 8.2 times more coastline
Maldives has a total of 644 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
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