Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.6 years less

In Cayman Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 72.0% less money

Cayman Islands has a GDP per capita of $104,293 as of 2024, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $29,213 as of 2024.

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Life

be 34.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Cayman Islands, approximately 7.7 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 21.4% more children

In Cayman Islands, there are approximately 11.6 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 14.1 times more coastline

Cayman Islands has a total of 160 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Infrastructure

find 65.6% less home broadband

Cayman Islands has 56.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Caledonia has 19.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 3.4 times more CO2

Cayman Islands emits 5.0 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 (2020–2022). 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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