Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 11.5 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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.
be 77.2% more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 59.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 50.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 86.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 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 19.1% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 67% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 70.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mauritania, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mauritania, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 68% 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 5.3 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 45.5% more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.0 times more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 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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