Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Barbados, you would:
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $31,100 as of 2015.
be 45.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Caledonia, that number is 14.7% as of 2014.
Life
be 47.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In New Caledonia, on the other hand, 5.0 children do as of 2020.
have 30.5% more children
In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Caledonia, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 23.2 times more coastline
Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Caledonia: At a glance
How big is New Caledonia compared to Barbados? See an in-depth size comparison.