Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Samoa instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 3.6 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Samoa, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 85.4% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Samoa, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2022.

be 28.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Samoa, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2018.

Life

have 36.2% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Samoa, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 3.4 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 Samoa, on the other hand, 17.0 children do as of 2020.

Geography

see 82.1% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Samoa, that number is 403 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Samoa: At a glance

Samoa is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 2,821 sq km. New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.
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