Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 12.3 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 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 11.4 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $29,213 as of 2024.

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Life

have 44.6% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 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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Basic Needs

be 25.9% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 79% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In New Caledonia, 100% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.2% more coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Safety

be 56.9% less likely to be murdered

Kiribati has a homicide rate of 7.2 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In New Caledonia, that number is 3.1 per 100,000 as of 2009.

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Infrastructure

find 645.7 times more home broadband

Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. New Caledonia has 19.4 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 28.9 times more CO2

Kiribati emits 0.6 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 (2022–2025), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2009–2012). How we calculate this

Compare further: Kiribati vs. New Caledonia

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Kiribati is about 23 times smaller than New Caledonia.
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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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