Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 2.4 years longer

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 19.7% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

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make 38.4% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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Life

have 37.8% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.6% more likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 95.6% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.9 times more coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Infrastructure

find 22.5% more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 76.9% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chile emits 3.9 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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Chile: At a glance

Chile is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 743,812 sq km. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation. In January 2014, Chile assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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