Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 29.9% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 91.2% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $28,400 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 59.0% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 84.6% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 26.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Turkey, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 73% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
spend 11.6% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.2% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Solomon Islands: At a glance
How big is Solomon Islands compared to Turkey? See an in-depth size comparison.