Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Healthy life expectancy at birth

Papua New Guinea
57.48
in 2021
Solomon Islands
57.37
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
141st
Solomon Islands rank
143rd

Healthy life expectancy at birth over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 57.48 against 57.37 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.11.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 141st and Solomon Islands ranks 143rd of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 56.01 56.56 0.5508 Solomon Islands
2010s 57.75 57.63 0.1181 Papua New Guinea
2020s 57.85 57.64 0.2114 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher healthy life expectancy at birth, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 57.48 against 57.37 in Solomon Islands as of 2021.
What is the difference in healthy life expectancy at birth between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.11, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for healthy life expectancy at birth?
Papua New Guinea ranks 141st and Solomon Islands ranks 143rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed