Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 13.8 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 33.8% more likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.

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make 90.8% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.

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Life

have 56.4% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 29.8% less likely to be literate

In New Caledonia, the literacy rate is 96.9% as of 2015. In Haiti, it is 68.0% as of 2017.

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Basic Needs

be 48.7% 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 Haiti, that number is 51% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 41.6% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Haiti, about 47.9% do as of 2024.

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be 26.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Haiti, 73% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 21.4% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.

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Infrastructure

find 98.4% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 98.2% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2025), The World Factbook (2015–2021). How we calculate this

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Haiti: At a glance

Haiti is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 27,560 sq km. The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. After an armed rebellion led to the forced resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE in February 2004, an interim government took office to organize new elections under the auspices of the United Nations. Continued instability and technical delays prompted repeated postponements, but Haiti inaugurated a democratically elected president and parliament in May of 2006. This was followed by contested elections in 2010 that resulted in the election of Haiti's current President, Michel MARTELLY. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years.
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