Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 1.0 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 17.6% more money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

be 32.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 31.6% less 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 40.6% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 17.2% more likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 68.3% more coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

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

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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