Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Uruguay, you would:
Economy
make 44.0% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $31,100 as of 2015.
be 93.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In New Caledonia, that number is 14.7% as of 2014.
be 93.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In New Caledonia, however, that number is 17.0% as of 2008.
Life
be 39.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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.
have 11.2% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Caledonia, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Caledonia: At a glance
How big is New Caledonia compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.