Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.6 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 26.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 95.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 90.5% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 69.4% fewer children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 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 Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 7.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
be 35.6% 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 Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 68.3% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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