Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.5 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 41.4% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In British Virgin Islands, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 96.5% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 80 km.

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Safety

be 2.6 times more likely to be murdered

New Caledonia has a homicide rate of 3.1 per 100,000 people as of 2009. In British Virgin Islands, that number is 8.2 per 100,000 as of 2006.

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Infrastructure

find 28.6% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. British Virgin Islands has 24.9 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 86.4% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. British Virgin Islands emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2006–2009). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
British Virgin Islands is 4.0% more expensive than New Caledonia overall
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New Caledonia is about 123 times bigger than British Virgin Islands.
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British Virgin Islands: At a glance

British Virgin Islands (sometimes abbreviated BVI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 151 sq km. First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency.
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