Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
be 61.3% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.
live 17.9 years less
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 36.0% less money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 41.8% more children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, there are 32.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sierra Leone, 1120.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.7 times 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 61.0% less 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 26% of people on average (52% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 83.3% more on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Sierra Leone, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sierra Leone: At a glance
How big is Sierra Leone compared to Solomon Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.