Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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.
Economy
be 86.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Caledonia, that number is 11.2% as of 2025.
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.
have 51.1% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Caledonia, there are 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In New Caledonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
Safety
be 78.8% less likely to be murdered
Eritrea has a homicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In New Caledonia, that number is 3.1 per 100,000 as of 2009.
Infrastructure
find 113.9 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Caledonia has 19.4 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 77.6 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2009–2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Eritrea vs. New Caledonia
New Caledonia: At a glance
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