Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 12.0 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 70 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
be 91.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 5.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Caledonia, that number is 11.2% as of 2023.
Life
be 26.5% more likely to be literate
In Eritrea, the literacy rate is 76.6% as of 2018. In New Caledonia, it is 96.9% as of 2015.
be 88.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 41.5 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 47.5% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 26.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Caledonia, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 80.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In New Caledonia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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