Quality of life comparison

live 3.8 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.4 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $8,400 as of 2020.

be 4.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

be 30.8% 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

be 37.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Solomon Islands, approximately 67% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Guatemala, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Guatemala, about 50.0% do as of 2020.

be 30.0% 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 Guatemala, that number is 95% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 67.3% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Guatemala spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 29.2% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guatemala, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2019.

see 92.5% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.