Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Kuwait, you would:
Economy
make 37.7% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $31,100 as of 2015.
be 13.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Caledonia, that number is 14.7% as of 2014.
Life
be 32.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 20.5% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.5 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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
How big is New Caledonia compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.