Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Caledonia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 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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Life

have 70.7% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 8.2 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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Geography

see 28.2 times more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Safety

be 62.2% less likely to be murdered

British Virgin Islands has a homicide rate of 8.2 per 100,000 people as of 2006. In New Caledonia, that number is 3.1 per 100,000 as of 2009.

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Infrastructure

find 22.2% less home broadband

British Virgin Islands has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. New Caledonia has 19.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 7.3 times more CO2

British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 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 (2022–2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2006–2009). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New Caledonia is 3.8% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall
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British Virgin Islands is about 123 times smaller than New Caledonia.
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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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