Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to be obese

In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Samoa, that number is 47.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.5 times more money

Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $6,300 as of 2020.

be 59.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Samoa, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2013.

Life

be 58.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Samoa, 43.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.1% 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

have 15.4% fewer children

In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Samoa, there are 19.2 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 Samoa, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Samoa, about 34.0% do as of 2019.

be 34.6% 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 Samoa, that number is 98% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 52.5% less on education

Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Samoa spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% more on healthcare

Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Samoa, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 92.4% less coastline

Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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