Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 11.7 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 54.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Tuvalu, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2010.

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make 79.3% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.

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Life

have 56.6% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 98.9% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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Infrastructure

find 76.7% less home broadband

New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2008–2010). How we calculate this

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Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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