Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 11.3 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 70.3% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.

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make 96.8% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 44.6% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 73.2% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.

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be 44.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Ethiopia, 56% of people do as of 2024.

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Safety

be 2.8 times more likely to be murdered

New Caledonia has a homicide rate of 3.1 per 100,000 people as of 2009. In Ethiopia, that number is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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Infrastructure

find 97.0% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 99.1% less CO2

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

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2009–2012), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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Ethiopia: At a glance

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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