Quality of life comparison

live 0.8 years longer

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

make 14.2 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.

be 81.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.

be 42.8% 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 Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.

have 18.3% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guam, there are 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

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 Guam, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 6.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.

be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Solomon Islands, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Guam, 100% of people do as of 2020.

see 97.6% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.