Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 3.0 years longer

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cyprus, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 15.1 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Cyprus, the GDP per capita is $37,700 as of 2020.

be 15.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Cyprus, however, that number is 14.7% as of 2018.

Life

be 94.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cyprus, 6.0 women do as of 2017.

be 58.2% 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 Cyprus, on the other hand, 8.4 children do as of 2022.

have 53.5% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cyprus, there are 10.6 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 Cyprus, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 7.6 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cyprus, about 91.0% do as of 2020.

be 36.5% 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 Cyprus, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 42.6% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Cyprus spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2017.

spend 45.8% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cyprus, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 87.8% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Cyprus, that number is 648 km.

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

Cyprus: At a glance

Cyprus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 9,241 sq km. A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The talks are ongoing. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.
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