Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 16.6 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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.
Economy
make 6.0 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $31,100 as of 2015.
be 57.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In New Caledonia, however, that number is 17.0% as of 2008.
be 56.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In New Caledonia, that number is 14.7% as of 2014.
Life
be 91.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 50.1% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Caledonia, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In New Caledonia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In New Caledonia, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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
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