Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 2.7 years longer

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Portugal, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 16.8% more money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Portugal, the GDP per capita is $41,700 as of 2023.

be 42.2% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Portugal, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

Life

be 50.0% 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 Portugal, on the other hand, 2.5 children do as of 2022.

have 41.3% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Portugal, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

Geography

see 20.5% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Portugal, that number is 1,793 km.

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

Portugal: At a glance

Portugal is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 91,470 sq km. Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986.
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