Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 11.4 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 72.7% more likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Namibia, that number is 19.3% as of 2025.

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make 83.3% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.

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Life

have 84.5% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Namibia, there are 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 43.3% 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 Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 20.9% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.

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be 13.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Namibia, 87% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 30.3% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.

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Infrastructure

find 85.4% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 93.0% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this

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Namibia: At a glance

Namibia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 823,290 sq km. South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule. POHAMBA was reelected in November 2009.
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