Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ghana instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Health
live 13.2 years less
In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Ghana, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 73.3% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ghana, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 88.9% less money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $3,257 as of 2025.
Life
have 84.7% more children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ghana, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.5% 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 Ghana, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 78% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ghana, about 72.2% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 76.1% less coastline
New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Ghana, that number is 539 km.
Infrastructure
find 96.6% less home broadband
New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Ghana has 0.7 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 95.9% less CO2
New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: New Caledonia vs. Ghana
Ghana: At a glance
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