Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Maryland instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Economy
make 25.6 times more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,700 as of 2023, while in Maryland, the GDP per capita is $69,127 as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Solomon Islands, 1.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Maryland, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Maryland, about 91.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
