Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Swaziland, you would:
Health
be 99.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Swaziland, 23.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 6.4 years longer
In Swaziland, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
be 26.3% less likely to be obese
In Swaziland, 29.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
be 28.0% less likely to die by suicide
Swaziland has a suicide rate of 27.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, it is 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 83.4% less spent on your healthcare
Swaziland spends $922 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Solomon Islands spends $153 as of 2023.
have 57.3% fewer doctors per person
Swaziland has 5.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Solomon Islands has 2.4 as of 2023.
have 16.1% less access to essential health services
Swaziland scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Solomon Islands scores 47 as of 2021.
Economy
be 95.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Swaziland, 34.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.
make 49.2% less money
Swaziland has a GDP per capita of $4,108 as of 2025, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 61.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Swaziland, approximately 42.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 16.4 children do as of 2024.
have 12.9% more children
In Swaziland, there are approximately 23.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 26.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 54.2% less likely to have internet access
In Swaziland, approximately 63.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.
be 10.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Swaziland, approximately 80% of people have access to drinking water (98% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 72% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 65% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.5% less on healthcare
Swaziland spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 37.5% more on education
Swaziland spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 54.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Swaziland, road accidents kill 24.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, they kill 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.6% less home broadband
Swaziland has 2.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
be 13.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Swaziland, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
emit 56.8% less CO2
Swaziland emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Solomon Islands emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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