Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Caledonia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 20.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In New Caledonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 22.3 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in New Caledonia, the GDP per capita is $35,700 as of 2021.
be 70.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In New Caledonia, however, that number is 17.0% as of 2008.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In New Caledonia, that number is 11.0% as of 2022.
Life
be 99.4% more likely to be literate
In Sierra Leone, the literacy rate is 48.6% as of 2022. In New Caledonia, it is 96.9% as of 2015.
be 93.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In New Caledonia, on the other hand, 5.0 children do as of 2020.
have 55.2% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Caledonia, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In New Caledonia, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 6.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In New Caledonia, about 82.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In New Caledonia, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 km of coastline. In New Caledonia, that number is 2,254 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
New Caledonia: At a glance
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