Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In New Caledonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 11.1 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $31,100 as of 2015.
be 8.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In New Caledonia, that number is 14.7% as of 2014.
Life
be 10.7% more likely to be literate
In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In New Caledonia, it is 96.9% as of 2015.
be 65.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 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 34.5% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In New Caledonia, there are 14.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In New Caledonia, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 10.8% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 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 Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.