Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.4 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Argentina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 36.1% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Argentina, that number is 7.1% as of 2025.

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make 49.0% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Argentina, the GDP per capita is $14,898 as of 2025.

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Life

have 21.0% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Argentina, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Argentina, that number is 4,989 km.

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Infrastructure

find 34.7% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Argentina has 26.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 76.5% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Argentina emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Argentina: At a glance

Argentina is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 2,736,690 sq km. In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. In January 2013, Argentina assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.
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