Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
be 64.4% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
live 13.0 years less
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.8 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
have 31.9% more children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.9 times more 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 Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.4% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
How big is Equatorial Guinea compared to Solomon Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.