Australia vs New Caledonia

Australia (Oceania) and New Caledonia (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1965-2024

Australia New Caledonia World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 1965 Australia: 2,284.36 New Caledonia: 1,713.14 World: 601.89 1966 Australia: 2,347.38 New Caledonia: 1,713.7 World: 638.97 1967 Australia: 2,583.91 New Caledonia: 1,826.17 World: 664.4 1968 Australia: 2,728.23 New Caledonia: 2,124.46 World: 703.46 1969 Australia: 2,995.86 New Caledonia: 2,509.41 World: 761.11 1970 Australia: 3,309.76 New Caledonia: 3,281.71 World: 817.68 1971 Australia: 3,500.34 New Caledonia: 3,615.15 World: 884.88 1972 Australia: 3,955.22 New Caledonia: 4,225.84 World: 1,002 1973 Australia: 4,777.51 New Caledonia: 4,318.14 World: 1,201.53 1974 Australia: 6,491.75 New Caledonia: 4,848.94 World: 1,362.19 1975 Australia: 7,013.67 New Caledonia: 5,940.93 World: 1,488.94 1976 Australia: 7,497.28 New Caledonia: 5,618.33 World: 1,589.73 1977 Australia: 7,786.41 New Caledonia: 5,792.71 World: 1,766.28 1978 Australia: 8,264.44 New Caledonia: 5,779.04 World: 2,055.49 1979 Australia: 9,307.82 New Caledonia: 7,069.54 World: 2,335.19 1980 Australia: 10,223.29 New Caledonia: 7,892.72 World: 2,587.01 1981 Australia: 11,870.86 New Caledonia: 6,422.07 World: 2,628.62 1982 Australia: 12,797.68 New Caledonia: 5,912.38 World: 2,554.08 1983 Australia: 11,532.4 New Caledonia: 5,315.11 World: 2,561.17 1984 Australia: 12,436.3 New Caledonia: 5,051.73 World: 2,614.33 1985 Australia: 11,455.38 New Caledonia: 5,334.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Australia: 11,406.11 New Caledonia: 7,374.69 World: 3,118.57 1987 Australia: 11,665.53 New Caledonia: 8,983.36 World: 3,487.88 1988 Australia: 14,303.09 New Caledonia: 12,301.19 World: 3,829.99 1989 Australia: 17,857.55 New Caledonia: 12,701.83 World: 3,930.51 1990 Australia: 18,273.56 New Caledonia: 14,334.68 World: 4,338.94 1991 Australia: 18,885.43 New Caledonia: 14,642.52 World: 4,453.9 1992 Australia: 18,650.37 New Caledonia: 15,713.72 World: 4,679.98 1993 Australia: 17,724.54 New Caledonia: 14,787.22 World: 4,685.3 1994 Australia: 18,155.63 New Caledonia: 15,534.31 World: 4,967.01 1995 Australia: 20,479.17 New Caledonia: 18,107.89 World: 5,463.2 1996 Australia: 22,055.84 New Caledonia: 17,592.05 World: 5,507.22 1997 Australia: 23,683.49 New Caledonia: 15,704.96 World: 5,408.57 1998 Australia: 21,516.04 New Caledonia: 16,614.6 World: 5,302.34 1999 Australia: 20,749.64 New Caledonia: 16,692.68 World: 5,401.23 2000 Australia: 21,909 New Caledonia: 15,329.73 World: 5,512.56 2001 Australia: 19,733.65 New Caledonia: 14,482.36 World: 5,404.2 2002 Australia: 20,335.1 New Caledonia: 16,104.55 World: 5,539.32 2003 Australia: 23,757.59 New Caledonia: 20,768.11 World: 6,129.87 2004 Australia: 30,886.05 New Caledonia: 24,475.65 World: 6,818 2005 Australia: 34,535.21 New Caledonia: 25,528.29 World: 7,290.57 2006 Australia: 36,658.82 New Caledonia: 28,193.25 World: 7,803.19 2007 Australia: 41,128.25 New Caledonia: 35,177.65 World: 8,685.33 2008 Australia: 49,811.21 New Caledonia: 35,723.9 World: 9,425.74 2009 Australia: 42,954.85 New Caledonia: 33,836.49 World: 8,827.04 2010 Australia: 52,313.89 New Caledonia: 35,798.91 World: 9,555.07 2011 Australia: 62,799.39 New Caledonia: 38,835.94 World: 10,496.93 2012 Australia: 68,301.44 New Caledonia: 35,559.57 World: 10,597.85 2013 Australia: 68,476.68 New Caledonia: 36,671.16 World: 10,759.35 2014 Australia: 62,817.21 New Caledonia: 37,816.96 World: 10,912.24 2015 Australia: 56,970.36 New Caledonia: 30,858.72 World: 10,191.98 2016 Australia: 50,084.44 New Caledonia: 30,782.85 World: 10,239.47 2017 Australia: 54,117.55 New Caledonia: 32,354.71 World: 10,784.4 2018 Australia: 57,410.17 New Caledonia: 34,902.9 World: 11,344.73 2019 Australia: 55,194.76 New Caledonia: 33,411.34 World: 11,417.6 2020 Australia: 51,983.45 New Caledonia: 33,270.33 World: 10,999.49 2021 Australia: 60,758.9 New Caledonia: 35,311.55 World: 12,472.91 2022 Australia: 65,169.52 New Caledonia: 33,516.36 World: 12,876.24 2023 Australia: 65,058.38 New Caledonia: 33,701.89 World: 13,313.86 2024 Australia: 64,609.99 New Caledonia: 29,213.19 World: 13,717.09 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Australia New Caledonia World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Australia: 70.82 New Caledonia: 52.34 World: 50.94 1961 Australia: 70.97 New Caledonia: 53.07 World: 52.8 1962 Australia: 70.94 New Caledonia: 53.8 World: 55.29 1963 Australia: 70.91 New Caledonia: 54.53 World: 55.65 1964 Australia: 70.88 New Caledonia: 55.29 World: 56.1 1965 Australia: 70.85 New Caledonia: 56.07 World: 55.93 1966 Australia: 70.82 New Caledonia: 56.87 World: 56.45 1967 Australia: 70.87 New Caledonia: 57.69 World: 56.9 1968 Australia: 70.92 New Caledonia: 58.5 World: 57.34 1969 Australia: 70.97 New Caledonia: 59.3 World: 57.68 1970 Australia: 71.02 New Caledonia: 60.06 World: 57.94 1971 Australia: 71.07 New Caledonia: 60.79 World: 58.02 1972 Australia: 71.46 New Caledonia: 61.41 World: 58.84 1973 Australia: 71.85 New Caledonia: 62.1 World: 59.3 1974 Australia: 72.24 New Caledonia: 62.69 World: 59.7 1975 Australia: 72.63 New Caledonia: 63.24 World: 60.13 1976 Australia: 73.01 New Caledonia: 63.75 World: 60.45 1977 Australia: 73.34 New Caledonia: 64.24 World: 61.04 1978 Australia: 73.67 New Caledonia: 64.7 World: 61.39 1979 Australia: 74 New Caledonia: 65.15 World: 61.84 1980 Australia: 74.33 New Caledonia: 65.6 World: 62.15 1981 Australia: 74.66 New Caledonia: 65.99 World: 62.52 1982 Australia: 74.9 New Caledonia: 66.51 World: 62.87 1983 Australia: 75.15 New Caledonia: 66.97 World: 63.13 1984 Australia: 75.39 New Caledonia: 67.42 World: 63.44 1985 Australia: 75.63 New Caledonia: 67.84 World: 63.73 1986 Australia: 75.87 New Caledonia: 68.24 World: 64.12 1987 Australia: 76.15 New Caledonia: 68.6 World: 64.46 1988 Australia: 76.43 New Caledonia: 68.92 World: 64.67 1989 Australia: 76.71 New Caledonia: 69.22 World: 64.96 1990 Australia: 76.99 New Caledonia: 69.53 World: 65.11 1991 Australia: 77.28 New Caledonia: 69.82 World: 65.3 1992 Australia: 77.38 New Caledonia: 70.14 World: 65.55 1993 Australia: 77.88 New Caledonia: 70.5 World: 65.74 1994 Australia: 77.88 New Caledonia: 70.9 World: 65.96 1995 Australia: 77.83 New Caledonia: 71.31 World: 66.2 1996 Australia: 78.08 New Caledonia: 71.75 World: 66.52 1997 Australia: 78.48 New Caledonia: 72.2 World: 66.83 1998 Australia: 78.63 New Caledonia: 72.68 World: 67.07 1999 Australia: 78.93 New Caledonia: 73.14 World: 67.31 2000 Australia: 79.23 New Caledonia: 73.57 World: 67.65 2001 Australia: 79.63 New Caledonia: 73.96 World: 67.95 2002 Australia: 79.94 New Caledonia: 74.28 World: 68.23 2003 Australia: 80.24 New Caledonia: 74.5 World: 68.52 2004 Australia: 80.49 New Caledonia: 74.71 World: 68.77 2005 Australia: 80.84 New Caledonia: 74.87 World: 69.11 2006 Australia: 81.04 New Caledonia: 75.02 World: 69.47 2007 Australia: 81.29 New Caledonia: 75.18 World: 69.81 2008 Australia: 81.4 New Caledonia: 75.4 World: 70 2009 Australia: 81.54 New Caledonia: 75.68 World: 70.38 2010 Australia: 81.7 New Caledonia: 75.99 World: 70.68 2011 Australia: 81.9 New Caledonia: 76.32 World: 70.97 2012 Australia: 82.05 New Caledonia: 76.62 World: 71.26 2013 Australia: 82.15 New Caledonia: 76.87 World: 71.53 2014 Australia: 82.3 New Caledonia: 77.05 World: 71.78 2015 Australia: 82.4 New Caledonia: 77.21 World: 71.97 2016 Australia: 82.45 New Caledonia: 77.36 World: 72.19 2017 Australia: 82.5 New Caledonia: 77.5 World: 72.37 2018 Australia: 82.75 New Caledonia: 77.56 World: 72.64 2019 Australia: 82.9 New Caledonia: 77.26 World: 72.87 2020 Australia: 83.2 New Caledonia: 77.05 World: 72.18 2021 Australia: 83.3 New Caledonia: 77.11 World: 71.22 2022 Australia: 83.2 New Caledonia: 77.7 World: 72.97 2023 Australia: 83.05 New Caledonia: 78.77 World: 73.33 2024 Australia: 83.05 New Caledonia: 78.92 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Australia New Caledonia World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 Australia: 3.45 New Caledonia: 5.44 World: 4.69 1961 Australia: 3.54 New Caledonia: 5.47 World: 4.56 1962 Australia: 3.44 New Caledonia: 5.39 World: 5.02 1963 Australia: 3.33 New Caledonia: 5.34 World: 5.31 1964 Australia: 3.15 New Caledonia: 5.37 World: 5.13 1965 Australia: 2.98 New Caledonia: 5.31 World: 5.08 1966 Australia: 2.88 New Caledonia: 5.25 World: 4.97 1967 Australia: 2.85 New Caledonia: 5.15 World: 4.87 1968 Australia: 2.89 New Caledonia: 5.06 World: 4.98 1969 Australia: 2.89 New Caledonia: 5.01 World: 4.88 1970 Australia: 2.86 New Caledonia: 5.07 World: 4.84 1971 Australia: 2.96 New Caledonia: 5.05 World: 4.69 1972 Australia: 2.74 New Caledonia: 5.05 World: 4.55 1973 Australia: 2.49 New Caledonia: 4.93 World: 4.42 1974 Australia: 2.4 New Caledonia: 4.69 World: 4.26 1975 Australia: 2.15 New Caledonia: 4.46 World: 4.07 1976 Australia: 2.06 New Caledonia: 4.23 World: 3.97 1977 Australia: 2.01 New Caledonia: 4.05 World: 3.84 1978 Australia: 1.95 New Caledonia: 3.88 World: 3.77 1979 Australia: 1.91 New Caledonia: 3.75 World: 3.76 1980 Australia: 1.89 New Caledonia: 3.66 World: 3.73 1981 Australia: 1.94 New Caledonia: 3.59 World: 3.71 1982 Australia: 1.93 New Caledonia: 3.48 World: 3.72 1983 Australia: 1.92 New Caledonia: 3.35 World: 3.59 1984 Australia: 1.84 New Caledonia: 3.16 World: 3.57 1985 Australia: 1.92 New Caledonia: 3.05 World: 3.53 1986 Australia: 1.87 New Caledonia: 3.08 World: 3.51 1987 Australia: 1.85 New Caledonia: 3.08 World: 3.48 1988 Australia: 1.83 New Caledonia: 3.08 World: 3.39 1989 Australia: 1.84 New Caledonia: 3.06 World: 3.35 1990 Australia: 1.9 New Caledonia: 3.1 World: 3.31 1991 Australia: 1.85 New Caledonia: 3.07 World: 3.13 1992 Australia: 1.89 New Caledonia: 2.95 World: 3.04 1993 Australia: 1.86 New Caledonia: 2.82 World: 2.97 1994 Australia: 1.84 New Caledonia: 2.72 World: 2.92 1995 Australia: 1.82 New Caledonia: 2.65 World: 2.87 1996 Australia: 1.8 New Caledonia: 2.65 World: 2.82 1997 Australia: 1.78 New Caledonia: 2.65 World: 2.78 1998 Australia: 1.76 New Caledonia: 2.55 World: 2.75 1999 Australia: 1.76 New Caledonia: 2.48 World: 2.72 2000 Australia: 1.76 New Caledonia: 2.51 World: 2.73 2001 Australia: 1.74 New Caledonia: 2.42 World: 2.69 2002 Australia: 1.76 New Caledonia: 2.35 World: 2.66 2003 Australia: 1.75 New Caledonia: 2.27 World: 2.64 2004 Australia: 1.77 New Caledonia: 2.24 World: 2.63 2005 Australia: 1.81 New Caledonia: 2.23 World: 2.61 2006 Australia: 1.91 New Caledonia: 2.24 World: 2.61 2007 Australia: 1.96 New Caledonia: 2.22 World: 2.6 2008 Australia: 1.98 New Caledonia: 2.2 World: 2.6 2009 Australia: 1.97 New Caledonia: 2.19 World: 2.59 2010 Australia: 1.93 New Caledonia: 2.19 World: 2.57 2011 Australia: 1.93 New Caledonia: 2.2 World: 2.55 2012 Australia: 1.92 New Caledonia: 2.2 World: 2.56 2013 Australia: 1.86 New Caledonia: 2.17 World: 2.53 2014 Australia: 1.83 New Caledonia: 2.12 World: 2.52 2015 Australia: 1.81 New Caledonia: 2.08 World: 2.49 2016 Australia: 1.75 New Caledonia: 2.08 World: 2.49 2017 Australia: 1.74 New Caledonia: 2.04 World: 2.46 2018 Australia: 1.74 New Caledonia: 2.04 World: 2.39 2019 Australia: 1.66 New Caledonia: 2.05 World: 2.35 2020 Australia: 1.58 New Caledonia: 2.02 World: 2.28 2021 Australia: 1.7 New Caledonia: 2.01 World: 2.25 2022 Australia: 1.63 New Caledonia: 2 World: 2.22 2023 Australia: 1.5 New Caledonia: 1.98 World: 2.2 2024 Australia: 1.48 New Caledonia: 1.96 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Australia New Caledonia World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 Australia: 9.59 New Caledonia: 18.12 World: 5.12 1992 Australia: 10.73 New Caledonia: 18.61 World: 5.28 1993 Australia: 10.88 New Caledonia: 18.76 World: 5.54 1994 Australia: 9.72 New Caledonia: 18.88 World: 5.79 1995 Australia: 8.47 New Caledonia: 18.63 World: 5.92 1996 Australia: 8.51 New Caledonia: 18.64 World: 5.98 1997 Australia: 8.37 New Caledonia: 18.38 World: 6.01 1998 Australia: 7.68 New Caledonia: 18.52 World: 6.16 1999 Australia: 6.88 New Caledonia: 18.21 World: 6.28 2000 Australia: 6.29 New Caledonia: 17.91 World: 6.11 2001 Australia: 6.75 New Caledonia: 17.39 World: 6.19 2002 Australia: 6.38 New Caledonia: 17.05 World: 6.41 2003 Australia: 5.93 New Caledonia: 16.67 World: 6.48 2004 Australia: 5.4 New Caledonia: 16.31 World: 6.33 2005 Australia: 5.04 New Caledonia: 15.78 World: 6.22 2006 Australia: 4.79 New Caledonia: 15.26 World: 5.97 2007 Australia: 4.38 New Caledonia: 14.75 World: 5.77 2008 Australia: 4.24 New Caledonia: 14.36 World: 5.82 2009 Australia: 5.57 New Caledonia: 13.97 World: 6.41 2010 Australia: 5.21 New Caledonia: 14 World: 6.28 2011 Australia: 5.08 New Caledonia: 13.99 World: 6.15 2012 Australia: 5.23 New Caledonia: 14.12 World: 6.15 2013 Australia: 5.66 New Caledonia: 14.39 World: 6.1 2014 Australia: 6.08 New Caledonia: 14.59 World: 5.96 2015 Australia: 6.06 New Caledonia: 13.62 World: 6 2016 Australia: 5.71 New Caledonia: 12.68 World: 5.97 2017 Australia: 5.59 New Caledonia: 11.68 World: 5.9 2018 Australia: 5.35 New Caledonia: 11.7 World: 5.76 2019 Australia: 5.14 New Caledonia: 10.88 World: 5.59 2020 Australia: 6.39 New Caledonia: 13.56 World: 6.59 2021 Australia: 5.02 New Caledonia: 11.57 World: 6.05 2022 Australia: 3.73 New Caledonia: 10.71 World: 5.23 2023 Australia: 3.67 New Caledonia: 10.92 World: 4.85 2024 Australia: 3.94 New Caledonia: 10.99 World: 4.81 2025 Australia: 4.09 New Caledonia: 11.17 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Australia New Caledonia World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Australia: 12.85 New Caledonia: 9.86 World: 4.14 1971 Australia: 12.56 New Caledonia: 9.41 World: 4.04 1972 Australia: 12.77 New Caledonia: 9.35 World: 4.16 1973 Australia: 13.28 New Caledonia: 10.57 World: 4.32 1974 Australia: 13.64 New Caledonia: 12.28 World: 4.23 1975 Australia: 13.96 New Caledonia: 9.94 World: 4.14 1976 Australia: 14.02 New Caledonia: 9.51 World: 4.31 1977 Australia: 14.8 New Caledonia: 9.94 World: 4.36 1978 Australia: 14.37 New Caledonia: 9.86 World: 4.42 1979 Australia: 14.62 New Caledonia: 10.46 World: 4.46 1980 Australia: 15.13 New Caledonia: 11.14 World: 4.33 1981 Australia: 14.96 New Caledonia: 10.63 World: 4.18 1982 Australia: 15.12 New Caledonia: 7.29 World: 4.05 1983 Australia: 14.17 New Caledonia: 6.51 World: 4.01 1984 Australia: 14.37 New Caledonia: 6.8 World: 4.07 1985 Australia: 15.07 New Caledonia: 8.91 World: 4.05 1986 Australia: 14.88 New Caledonia: 8.4 World: 4.04 1987 Australia: 15.35 New Caledonia: 9.04 World: 4.1 1988 Australia: 15.63 New Caledonia: 8.67 World: 4.16 1989 Australia: 16.31 New Caledonia: 9.26 World: 4.16 1990 Australia: 16.27 New Caledonia: 8.92 World: 4.15 1991 Australia: 16.18 New Caledonia: 9.45 World: 4.1 1992 Australia: 16.2 New Caledonia: 9.3 World: 4.01 1993 Australia: 16.28 New Caledonia: 9.33 World: 3.97 1994 Australia: 16.42 New Caledonia: 9.52 World: 3.94 1995 Australia: 16.81 New Caledonia: 8.5 World: 3.99 1996 Australia: 17.16 New Caledonia: 9.31 World: 4.01 1997 Australia: 17.5 New Caledonia: 8.43 World: 4.02 1998 Australia: 18.39 New Caledonia: 8.17 World: 3.98 1999 Australia: 18.51 New Caledonia: 7.61 World: 3.95 2000 Australia: 18.6 New Caledonia: 9.67 World: 4.01 2001 Australia: 18.7 New Caledonia: 9.68 World: 4.01 2002 Australia: 18.91 New Caledonia: 10.56 World: 4.02 2003 Australia: 18.67 New Caledonia: 11.48 World: 4.15 2004 Australia: 19.16 New Caledonia: 10.11 World: 4.28 2005 Australia: 19.04 New Caledonia: 11.05 World: 4.39 2006 Australia: 19.08 New Caledonia: 11 World: 4.48 2007 Australia: 19.24 New Caledonia: 11.13 World: 4.59 2008 Australia: 19.03 New Caledonia: 10.63 World: 4.56 2009 Australia: 18.92 New Caledonia: 10.54 World: 4.45 2010 Australia: 18.85 New Caledonia: 13.45 World: 4.67 2011 Australia: 18.48 New Caledonia: 13.3 World: 4.76 2012 Australia: 18.18 New Caledonia: 13.13 World: 4.77 2013 Australia: 17.54 New Caledonia: 14.18 World: 4.81 2014 Australia: 16.89 New Caledonia: 17.03 World: 4.78 2015 Australia: 16.82 New Caledonia: 16.12 World: 4.7 2016 Australia: 16.89 New Caledonia: 17.2 World: 4.65 2017 Australia: 16.72 New Caledonia: 15.49 World: 4.67 2018 Australia: 16.39 New Caledonia: 21.25 World: 4.73 2019 Australia: 16.1 New Caledonia: 20.39 World: 4.7 2020 Australia: 15.3 New Caledonia: 19.87 World: 4.47 2021 Australia: 14.98 New Caledonia: 16.35 World: 4.68 2022 Australia: 14.53 New Caledonia: 16.08 World: 4.67 2023 Australia: 14.16 New Caledonia: 16.78 World: 4.68 2024 Australia: 14.1 New Caledonia: 17.08 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2017

Australia New Caledonia World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Australia: 63 New Caledonia: 32.36 World: 15.6 2006 Australia: 66 New Caledonia: 33.52 World: 17.2 2007 Australia: 69.45 New Caledonia: 35.05 World: 20.2 2008 Australia: 71.67 New Caledonia: 34.51 World: 22.8 2009 Australia: 74.25 New Caledonia: 33.99 World: 25.3 2010 Australia: 76 New Caledonia: 42 World: 28.4 2011 Australia: 79.49 New Caledonia: 50 World: 30.9 2012 Australia: 79 New Caledonia: 58 World: 33.3 2013 Australia: 83.45 New Caledonia: 66 World: 35.3 2014 Australia: 84 New Caledonia: 70 World: 37.4 2015 Australia: 84.56 New Caledonia: 74 World: 39.9 2017 Australia: 86.55 New Caledonia: 82.01 World: 46.3 2005 2009 2011 2013 2017

Population

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Population 27.6 mn 2025
55th of 215		 295,333 2025
178th of 215
Population density 3.5 /km² 2023
212th of 214		 15.9 /km² 2023
194th of 214
Population growth 1.53 % 2025
68th of 215		 0.92 % 2025
105th of 215
Life expectancy 83.1 years 2024
21st of 215		 78.9 years 2024
58th of 215
Fertility rate 1.48 2024
153rd of 215		 1.96 2024
104th of 215
Birth rate 10.7 ‰ 2024
142nd of 215		 14.0 ‰ 2024
107th of 215
Infant mortality 3.1 ‰ 2024
26th of 196		 -
Urban population 87.7 % 2025
40th of 215		 68.2 % 2025
96th of 215
Aged 65+ 18.1 % 2025
47th of 215		 11.8 % 2025
86th of 215
Living in cities 49.9 % 2025
56th of 215		 42.0 % 2025
90th of 215
Living in towns 31.9 % 2025
102nd of 215		 23.9 % 2025
157th of 215
Living in rural areas 18.2 % 2025
145th of 215		 34.1 % 2025
67th of 215

Human development

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Human Development Index 0.958 2023
7th of 193		 -
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.873 2023
12th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.700 2023
66th of 156		 -
Gender Inequality Index 0.056 2023
20th of 172		 -

Economy

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
GDP 1.8 tn US$ 2025
15th of 186		 8.5 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 65,130 US$ 2025
12th of 186		 29,213 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 71,934 int. $ 2025
22nd of 185		 -
GNI per capita 64,120 US$ 2025
11th of 182		 30,070 US$ 2024
GDP growth 1.4 % 2025
149th of 186		 -13.5 % 2024
Inflation 2.9 % 2025
84th of 165		 0.6 % 2016
Trade 45.9 % 2025
113th of 138		 40.4 % 2024
Exports 23.2 % 2025
99th of 138		 11.7 % 2024
FDI inflows 2.0 % 2025
79th of 192		 8.5 % 2024
27th of 192
Manufacturing 5.3 % 2025
113th of 132		 5.6 % 2017
Agriculture 2.3 % 2025
125th of 158		 1.8 % 2019
Tax revenue 23.6 % 2022 -
Government debt 57.9 % 2022
38th of 56		 -
Military spending 1.9 % 2024
65th of 147		 -

Labour

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Unemployment 4.1 % 2025
69th of 181		 11.2 % 2025
152nd of 181
Youth unemployment 9.6 % 2025
69th of 181		 33.1 % 2025
167th of 181
Women in the labour force 62.5 % 2025
32nd of 181		 51.1 % 2025
112th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.2 % 2025
152nd of 181		 1.8 % 2025
157th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.3 h 2025
159th of 181		 35.3 h 2025
130th of 181
Youth NEET rate 8.6 % 2025
26th of 181		 24.3 % 2025
126th of 181
Labour income share 57.5 % 2023 52.9 % 2025
26th of 114
Output per hour 71.8 $ 2025
19th of 181		 65.4 $ 2025
26th of 181

Health

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Health spending 10.4 % 2023
24th of 192		 -
Health spending per person 6,980 US$ 2023
8th of 191		 -
Physicians 4.09 /1,000 2022
24th of 125		 -
Under-5 mortality 3.6 ‰ 2024
25th of 196		 -
Maternal mortality 2 /100k 2023
3rd of 194		 -
Tobacco use 11.6 % 2024
45th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water - 96.9 % 2024
41st of 147

Food

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Calories per person 3,562 kcal 2023
15th of 155		 3,016 kcal 2023
72nd of 155
Protein supply 120.7 g 2022
16th of 174		 105.1 g 2022
52nd of 174
Animal protein supply 78.5 g 2022
13th of 174		 60.1 g 2022
51st of 174
Fat supply 158.8 g 2022
11th of 174		 121.1 g 2022
52nd of 174
Food insecurity 15.1 % 2024
55th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 4.4 % 2024
55th of 124		 -
Cereal import dependency -241.6 % 2022
157th of 160		 91.7 % 2022
31st of 160

Education

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Secondary enrolment 131.9 % 2024
4th of 108		 -
Tertiary enrolment 108.4 % 2024
10th of 128		 -
Education spending 5.1 % 2022 -
Expected schooling 20.7 yrs 2023
3rd of 195		 -
Mean schooling 12.9 yrs 2023
21st of 193		 -

Society

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Income inequality 33.8 2020
39th of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 0.9 % 2020
35th of 93		 -
Internet use 96.1 % 2024
19th of 182		 82.0 % 2017
Mobile subscriptions 112.6 /100 2024
95th of 151		 91.7 /100 2022
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
7th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
79th of 213
Women in parliament 46.0 % 2025
10th of 184		 -

Refugees

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Refugees hosted 33,415 2025
73rd of 177		 -
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.2 ‰ 2025
82nd of 177		 -
Asylum-seekers hosted 82,925 2025
19th of 177		 -
Refugees from the country 41 2025
166th of 199		 0 2024
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
188th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2024

Governance

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Control of corruption 85.3 /100 2024
10th of 207		 50.4 /100 2024
87th of 207
Government effectiveness 86.5 /100 2024
9th of 205		 -
Rule of law 82.3 /100 2024
17th of 207		 75.6 /100 2024
33rd of 207
Regulatory quality 82.0 /100 2024
9th of 205		 -
Voice and accountability 83.3 /100 2024
11th of 205		 69.6 /100 2024
56th of 205
Political stability 79.4 /100 2024
50th of 207		 84.6 /100 2024
28th of 207

Environment

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
CO₂ per capita 14.10 t 2024
192nd of 202		 17.08 t 2024
193rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 386.7 Mt 2024
16th of 204		 5.3 Mt 2024
135th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.00 % 2024
16th of 204		 0.01 % 2024
135th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 20.0 Gt 2024
17th of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
133rd of 204
GHG per capita 21.75 t 2024
192nd of 202		 18.39 t 2024
190th of 202
Renewable energy 12.3 % 2021
132nd of 211		 9.6 % 2022
156th of 211
Forest area 17.4 % 2023
137th of 212		 45.8 % 2023
60th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 6.4 µg/m³ 2023
20th of 200		 -
Water stress 4.7 % 2022
54th of 176		 -
Land area 7.7 mn km² 2023
6th of 214		 18,280 km² 2023
152nd of 214

Energy

Indicator Australia New Caledonia
Renewable electricity 38.7 % 2025
86th of 190		 26.9 % 2024
103rd of 190
Wind and solar 33.4 % 2025
20th of 190		 9.6 % 2024
74th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2025
37th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
127th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 38.7 % 2025
98th of 190		 26.9 % 2024
111th of 190
Fossil electricity 61.3 % 2025
98th of 190		 73.1 % 2024
111th of 190
Coal power 42.7 % 2025
173rd of 188		 36.5 % 2024
167th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 525 g/kWh 2025
123rd of 190		 564 g/kWh 2024
130th of 190
Electricity per capita 10.63 MWh 2025
18th of 191		 10.66 MWh 2024
17th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.