If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Mozambique, you would:

Health

be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 6.9 years longer

In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 64 years (60 years for men, 67 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.

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have 36.0% more doctors per person

Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Solomon Islands has 2.4 as of 2023.

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be 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.

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be 84.7% more likely to die by suicide

Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, it is 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 78.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.

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make 3.3 times more money

Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.

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Life

be 62.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Mozambique, approximately 43.7 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.

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be 24.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, 123.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 27.9% fewer children

In Mozambique, there are approximately 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 2.3 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 9% 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.

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be 41.5% more likely to have internet access

In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 36.9% less on healthcare

Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.

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spend 38.6% more on education

Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.

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Safety

be 44.3% less likely to die in a road accident

In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, they kill 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 21.4% less home broadband

Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.

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Environment

be 10.9% less likely to die from air pollution

In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.

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emit 31.0% more CO2

Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Solomon Islands emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Solomon Islands: At a glance

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 27,986 sq km. The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, and endemic crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought the assistance of Australia in reestablishing law and order; the following month, an Australian-led multinational force arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has generally been effective in restoring law and order and rebuilding government institutions.
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