Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Portugal instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

Health

live 4.8 years longer

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 12.9 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $32,200 as of 2020.

be 35.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Portugal, however, that number is 17.2% as of 2018.

Life

be 92.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Portugal, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 87.5% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 64.3% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

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

be 6.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Portugal, about 78.0% do as of 2020.

be 36.7% 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 Portugal, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 53.5% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Portugal spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 97.9% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Portugal, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 66.3% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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