Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.4 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (69 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 7.6 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $19,100 as of 2020.

be 60.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Belarus, however, that number is 5.0% as of 2019.

Life

be 98.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belarus, 2.0 women do as of 2017.

be 83.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belarus, on the other hand, 3.3 children do as of 2022.

have 60.0% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belarus, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 49.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 67% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Belarus, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 7.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belarus, about 85.0% do as of 2022.

be 36.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belarus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 50.5% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Belarus spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 22.9% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belarus, that number is 5.9% of GDP as of 2019.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Belarus: At a glance

Belarus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 202,900 sq km. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
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