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

Health

live 4.5 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Belarus, that number is 74 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 69.7% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Belarus, that number is 3.4% as of 2025.

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make 64.8% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Belarus, the GDP per capita is $10,279 as of 2025.

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Life

have 49.9% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belarus, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 15.0% more likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belarus, about 94.3% do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 87.2% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Belarus has 36.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 65.2% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Belarus emits 5.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

Belarus: At a glance

Belarus is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 202,900 sq km. After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.
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