Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Guam, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Guam, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 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

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Guam, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Caledonia, that number is 11.2% as of 2025.

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make 30.2% less money

Guam has a GDP per capita of $41,833 as of 2022, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $29,213 as of 2024.

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Life

be 56.4% less likely to die during infancy

In Guam, approximately 11.5 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.

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have 19.1% fewer children

In Guam, there are approximately 17.3 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 18.0 times more coastline

Guam has a total of 126 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Infrastructure

find 10.5 times more home broadband

Guam has 1.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Caledonia has 19.4 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
New Caledonia is 24.8% cheaper than Guam overall
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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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