Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.6 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Barbados, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 41.6% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Barbados, that number is 6.5% as of 2025.

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Life

have 20.7% fewer children

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

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Basic Needs

be 14.2% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Barbados, about 70.4% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 95.7% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Barbados, that number is 97 km.

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Infrastructure

find 93.5% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Barbados has 37.5 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 85.2% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Barbados emits 2.5 tonnes as of 2024.

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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 · 6 categories - 2026 data
Barbados is 2.9% cheaper than New Caledonia overall
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New Caledonia is about 43 times bigger than Barbados.
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Barbados: At a glance

Barbados is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 430 sq km. The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance.
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