Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 7.1 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Samoa, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 55.2% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Samoa, that number is 5.0% as of 2025.

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make 79.9% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,873 as of 2025.

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Life

have 78.0% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 25.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 82.1% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

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Infrastructure

find 95.5% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Samoa has 0.9 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 90.6% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Samoa emits 1.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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