Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years longer
In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Hong Kong, that number is 85 years (83 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 74.9% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hong Kong, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
make 95.1% more money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Hong Kong, the GDP per capita is $56,983 as of 2025.
Life
be 49.0% less likely to die during infancy
In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Hong Kong, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.
have 65.1% fewer children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hong Kong, there are 4.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.8% more likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hong Kong, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 67.5% less coastline
New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Hong Kong, that number is 733 km.
Infrastructure
find 2.1 times more home broadband
New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Hong Kong has 40.3 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 73.1% less CO2
New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hong Kong emits 4.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2020–2022). How we calculate this
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Hong Kong: At a glance
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