Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 10.0 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Senegal, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 75.6% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Senegal, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.

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make 93.3% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $1,955 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.1 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 29.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 25.8% 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 Senegal, that number is 74% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 26.7% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 60.1% do as of 2024.

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be 11.6% less likely to have access to drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Senegal, 88% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 76.4% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

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Infrastructure

find 79.1% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Senegal has 4.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 95.5% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Senegal emits 0.8 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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Senegal: At a glance

Senegal is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 192,530 sq km. The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in 1960. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and to weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff election with Macky SALL.
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