Palau vs Solomon Islands: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Palau
2.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Solomon Islands
2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palau rank
73rd
Solomon Islands rank
75th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Palau
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2 deaths per 100 live births in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Palau ranks 73rd and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.06 deaths per 100 live births | 12.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.96 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 7.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.517 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.241 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.643 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.407 deaths per 100 live births | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1 deaths per 100 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita, Palau or Solomon Islands?
- Palau, at 2.14 deaths per 100 live births against 2 deaths per 100 live births in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Palau and Solomon Islands?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Solomon Islands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Solomon Islands rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Palau ranks 73rd and Solomon Islands ranks 75th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.