Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of New Caledonia, you would:

Health

live 2.1 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 49.9% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2023.

be 66.4% more likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 18.7% as of 2023.

Life

be 2.6 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on the other hand, 12.9 children do as of 2022.

have 13.8% fewer children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 96.3% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, that number is 84 km.

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: At a glance

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 389 sq km. Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.
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