Quality of life comparison

be 12.5% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

live 2.9 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 85.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 11.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.

be 50.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 90.0% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $22,100 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

have 2.1 times more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.

be 23.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, 76% of the population do as of 2021.

be 56.6% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

spend 44.3% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 91.0% more on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 4.1 times more coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.