Quality of life comparison
If you lived in District of Columbia instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Economy
be 42.7% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In District of Columbia, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
make 7.2 times more money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in District of Columbia, the GDP per capita is $209,167 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% more likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In District of Columbia, about 90.3% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), The World Factbook (2021), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
