Quality of life comparison

live 0.8 years less

In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

be 13.1% more likely to be obese

In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Solomon Islands, that number is 22.5% of people as of 2016.

be 57.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Ecuador, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 1.6% as of 2022.

be 49.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Ecuador, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.

make 79.8% less money

Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2022, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,200 as of 2022.

have 28.3% more children

In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 84.8% more likely to die during childbirth

In Ecuador, approximately 66.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 122.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.4% more likely to die during infancy

In Ecuador, approximately 18.1 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 Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, that number is 76% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 52.6% less likely to have internet access

In Ecuador, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 36.0% do as of 2021.

be 23.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Ecuador, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 87% 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 48.2% less on healthcare

Ecuador spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 3.5 times more on education

Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Solomon Islands spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 2.4 times more coastline

Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.