Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of New Caledonia, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 88.4% less likely to be unemployed
In New Caledonia, 14.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 91.0% less money
New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $31,100 as of 2015, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 52.7% more children
In New Caledonia, there are approximately 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Caledonia, approximately 5.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 68.3% less likely to have internet access
In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to New Caledonia? See an in-depth size comparison.