Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Connecticut instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Connecticut, the GDP per capita is $77,582 as of 2024.
be 63.5% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Connecticut, that number is 4.1% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.3% more likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Connecticut, about 91.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.