Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.9 years less

In New Caledonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 73.9% less likely to be unemployed

In New Caledonia, 11.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

make 87.7% less money

New Caledonia has a GDP per capita of $35,700 as of 2021, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In New Caledonia, 17.0% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In New Caledonia, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 41.9% less likely to be literate

In New Caledonia, the literacy rate is 96.9% as of 2015. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 6.5 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 Senegal, on the other hand, 32.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 32.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In New Caledonia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Senegal, 68% of the population do as of 2022.

be 29.3% less likely to have internet access

In New Caledonia, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 12.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In New Caledonia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Senegal, 87% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 76.4% less coastline

New Caledonia has a total of 2,254 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.

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

Senegal: At a glance

Senegal is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 192,530 sq km. The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in 1960. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and to weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff election with Macky SALL.
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