Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 16.0 years less

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

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Economy

be 82.1% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Togo, that number is 2.0% as of 2025.

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make 95.3% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Togo, the GDP per capita is $1,384 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.3 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Togo, there are 32.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 40.8% 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 Togo, that number is 59% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 51.9% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Togo, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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be 34.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Togo, 65% of people do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 97.5% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Togo, that number is 56 km.

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Infrastructure

find 92.7% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Togo has 1.4 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 98.2% less CO2

New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Togo emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Compare further: New Caledonia vs. Togo

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Togo is 42.4% cheaper than New Caledonia overall
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Togo: At a glance

Togo is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 54,385 sq km. French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community.
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