Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Saint Martin, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years less

In Saint Martin, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In New Caledonia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

make 34.8% more money

Saint Martin has a GDP per capita of $21,668 as of 2021, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $29,213 as of 2024.

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Life

be 25.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Saint Martin, approximately 6.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Caledonia, on the other hand, 5.0 children do as of 2020.

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Basic Needs

be 69.1% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Martin, approximately 48.5% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 38.3 times more coastline

Saint Martin has a total of 59 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2020–2022), World Bank (2021–2024). How we calculate this

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Saint Martin is about 341 times smaller than New Caledonia.
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New Caledonia: At a glance

New Caledonia is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 18,275 sq km. Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island became a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. The agreement also commits France to conduct a referendum between 2014 and 2018 to decide whether New Caledonia should assume full sovereignty and independence.
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