Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 1.0 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Peru, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 54.2% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Peru, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.

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make 66.8% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $9,684 as of 2025.

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Life

have 12.3% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 39.7% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Peru has 11.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 88.2% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Peru emits 2.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025). How we calculate this

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Peru: At a glance

Peru is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 1,279,996 sq km. Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. In June 2011, former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president, defeating Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi, the daughter of Alberto FUJIMORI. Since his election, HUMALA has carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations.
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