Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Barbados instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Economy
be 31.3% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 14.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Barbados, that number is 10.1% as of 2017.
make 58.5% less money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $31,100 as of 2015, while in Barbados, the GDP per capita is $12,900 as of 2020.
Life
be 92.0% more likely to die during infancy
In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Barbados, on the other hand, 9.6 children do as of 2020.
have 23.4% fewer children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Barbados, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Barbados: At a glance
How big is Barbados compared to New Caledonia? See an in-depth size comparison.