Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 0.8 years less

In British Virgin Islands, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In New Caledonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 64.7% less likely to die during infancy

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 14.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Caledonia, on the other hand, 5.0 children do as of 2020.

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have 26.6% more children

In British Virgin Islands, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Caledonia, there are 13.8 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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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Compare further: British Virgin Islands vs. New Caledonia

Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
New Caledonia is 51.9% more expensive than British Virgin Islands overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
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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