Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 5.1 years longer

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 84 years (83 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 22.2% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.

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make 2.2 times more money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.

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Life

have 33.7% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 42.8% more coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Infrastructure

find 2.1 times more home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 79.1% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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

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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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