Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Health
live 17.6 years less
In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 68.8% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Burkina Faso, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
make 96.1% less money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Burkina Faso, the GDP per capita is $1,148 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, there are 31.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 78.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Burkina Faso, that number is 22% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 65.5% less likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Burkina Faso, about 28.2% do as of 2024.
be 49.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Burkina Faso, 50% of people do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 95.6% less home broadband
New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Burkina Faso has 0.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 98.4% less CO2
New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Burkina Faso emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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Burkina Faso: At a glance
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