Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 98.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 9.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.2 years longer
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 69 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 88.5% more likely to be obese
In Zambia, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, that number is 21.8% of people as of 2024.
see 37.1% less spent on your healthcare
Zambia spends $244 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Solomon Islands spends $153 as of 2023.
have 26.5% fewer doctors per person
Zambia has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Solomon Islands has 2.4 as of 2023.
have 16.1% less access to essential health services
Zambia scores 56 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Solomon Islands scores 47 as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Zambia has a suicide rate of 7.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, it is 19.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 75.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 5.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.4% as of 2025.
make 58.3% more money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $1,318 as of 2025, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,086 as of 2025.
Life
be 52.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 34.6 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.
be 44.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 85.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, 123.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.4% fewer children
In Zambia, there are approximately 32.7 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 59.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (90% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 81% of people on average (81% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 69.8% more likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 17.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 10.4% less on healthcare
Zambia spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.0 times more on education
Zambia spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Solomon Islands spends 8.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 34.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Zambia, road accidents kill 17.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, they kill 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 86.1% less home broadband
Zambia has 0.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Solomon Islands has 0.1 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 29.6% less CO2
Zambia emits 0.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Solomon Islands emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 14.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Zambia, air pollution causes 50.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Solomon Islands, it causes 57.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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