Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 60.7% more likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 49.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 89.8% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 83.6% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 88.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 Seychelles, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 84.8% less likely to have internet access
In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Seychelles, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 73% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 10.8 times more coastline
Seychelles has a total of 491 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
How big is Solomon Islands compared to Seychelles? See an in-depth size comparison.