Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 23.7 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Chad, that number is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 90.5% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chad, that number is 1.1% as of 2025.

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make 96.5% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Chad, the GDP per capita is $1,022 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.1 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chad, there are 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 88.0% 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 Chad, that number is 12% of people on average (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 84.6% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chad, about 12.6% do as of 2024.

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be 47.5% less likely to have access to drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Chad, 52% of people do as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 99.2% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chad emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

Compare further: New Caledonia vs. Chad

Cost of Living Comparison · 6 categories - 2026 data
Chad is 59.6% cheaper than New Caledonia overall
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New Caledonia is about 69 times smaller than Chad.
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Chad: At a glance

Chad is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,259,200 sq km. Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before a semblance of peace was finally restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and the insurgents. In 2005, new rebel groups emerged in western Sudan and made probing attacks into eastern Chad despite signing peace agreements in December 2006 and October 2007. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. DEBY in 2011 was reelected to his fourth term in an election that international observers described as proceeding without incident. Power remains in the hands of an ethnic minority. In January 2014, Chad began a two year rotation on the UN Security Council.
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