Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Vanuatu, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 54.6% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 11.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 86.2% less money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $29,213 as of 2024, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $4,039 as of 2025.
Life
have 97.1% more children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.4% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 14.8% less likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 69.9% do as of 2022.
be 12.5% less likely to have access to drinking water
In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Vanuatu, 87% of people do as of 2024.
Geography
see 12.2% more coastline
New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
Infrastructure
find 94.0% less home broadband
New Caledonia has 19.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Vanuatu has 1.2 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 94.9% less CO2
New Caledonia emits 17.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2021), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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Vanuatu: At a glance
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