Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 22.1% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
live 6.5 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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.
Economy
be 25.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 17.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 93.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $39,200 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Malta, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 86.2% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Malta, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 41.5% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 27.0 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 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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