Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In New Caledonia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 17.7% more money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $24,819 as of 2025, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $29,213 as of 2024.

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Life

have 19.4% more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Caledonia, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 12.7% more likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 14.7 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Infrastructure

find 81.4% more home broadband

Antigua and Barbuda has 10.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Caledonia has 19.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 4.5 times more CO2

Antigua and Barbuda emits 3.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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New Caledonia: At a glance

New Caledonia is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 18,275 sq km. Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island became a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. The agreement also commits France to conduct a referendum between 2014 and 2018 to decide whether New Caledonia should assume full sovereignty and independence.
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