Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Economy
make 60.5% more money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $31,100 as of 2015, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 92.5% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 14.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 25.8% more children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 48.6% more 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 Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 20.7% more likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.9% less coastline
New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to New Caledonia? See an in-depth size comparison.