Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

Health

live 11.8 years longer

In Marshall Islands, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.4 times more money

Marshall Islands has a GDP per capita of $8,489 as of 2025, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $29,213 as of 2024.

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Life

have 30.2% fewer children

In Marshall Islands, there are approximately 20.1 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 24.4% more likely to have internet access

In Marshall Islands, approximately 65.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

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be 13.8% more likely to have access to drinking water

In Marshall Islands, approximately 87% 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 6.1 times more coastline

Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Infrastructure

find 8.2 times more home broadband

Marshall Islands has 2.4 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 (2021). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New Caledonia is 18.3% more expensive than Marshall Islands 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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