Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 5.9 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Guatemala, that number is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 75.8% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guatemala, that number is 2.7% as of 2023.

make 64.4% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Guatemala, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2023.

be 3.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Guatemala, however, that number is 59.3% as of 2014.

Life

have 55.1% more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guatemala, there are 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.0% less likely to be literate

In New Caledonia, the literacy rate is 96.9% as of 2015. In Guatemala, it is 83.3% as of 2021.

be 5.2 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 Guatemala, on the other hand, 26.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 37.8% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guatemala, about 51.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 82.3% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Guatemala, that number is 400 km.

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

Guatemala: At a glance

Guatemala is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 107,159 sq km. The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees.
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