New Caledonia vs New Zealand

New Caledonia (Oceania) and New Zealand (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

New Caledonia New Zealand World

0 20k 40k 60k 1965 New Caledonia: 1,713.14 New Zealand: 2,171 World: 601.89 1966 New Caledonia: 1,713.7 New Zealand: 2,211.38 World: 638.97 1967 New Caledonia: 1,826.17 New Zealand: 2,208.44 World: 664.4 1968 New Caledonia: 2,124.46 New Zealand: 1,902.42 World: 703.46 1969 New Caledonia: 2,509.41 New Zealand: 2,096.93 World: 761.11 1970 New Caledonia: 3,281.71 New Zealand: 2,311.03 World: 817.68 1971 New Caledonia: 3,615.15 New Zealand: 2,772.92 World: 884.88 1972 New Caledonia: 4,225.84 New Zealand: 3,294.65 World: 1,002 1973 New Caledonia: 4,318.14 New Zealand: 4,323.2 World: 1,201.53 1974 New Caledonia: 4,848.94 New Zealand: 4,610.57 World: 1,362.19 1975 New Caledonia: 5,940.93 New Zealand: 4,171.77 World: 1,488.94 1976 New Caledonia: 5,618.33 New Zealand: 4,373.84 World: 1,589.73 1977 New Caledonia: 5,792.71 New Zealand: 4,950.59 World: 1,766.28 1978 New Caledonia: 5,779.04 New Zealand: 5,936.99 World: 2,055.49 1979 New Caledonia: 7,069.54 New Zealand: 6,668.14 World: 2,335.19 1980 New Caledonia: 7,892.72 New Zealand: 7,467.17 World: 2,587.01 1981 New Caledonia: 6,422.07 New Zealand: 7,813.89 World: 2,628.62 1982 New Caledonia: 5,912.38 New Zealand: 7,656.48 World: 2,554.08 1983 New Caledonia: 5,315.11 New Zealand: 7,598.31 World: 2,561.17 1984 New Caledonia: 5,051.73 New Zealand: 6,713.76 World: 2,614.33 1985 New Caledonia: 5,334.83 New Zealand: 7,600.57 World: 2,690.59 1986 New Caledonia: 7,374.69 New Zealand: 9,427.55 World: 3,118.57 1987 New Caledonia: 8,983.36 New Zealand: 12,330.92 World: 3,487.88 1988 New Caledonia: 12,301.19 New Zealand: 13,759.16 World: 3,829.99 1989 New Caledonia: 12,701.83 New Zealand: 13,312.39 World: 3,930.51 1990 New Caledonia: 14,334.68 New Zealand: 13,663.02 World: 4,338.94 1991 New Caledonia: 14,642.52 New Zealand: 12,230.07 World: 4,453.9 1992 New Caledonia: 15,713.72 New Zealand: 11,793.14 World: 4,679.98 1993 New Caledonia: 14,787.22 New Zealand: 13,094.35 World: 4,685.3 1994 New Caledonia: 15,534.31 New Zealand: 15,280.31 World: 4,967.01 1995 New Caledonia: 18,107.89 New Zealand: 17,400.42 World: 5,463.2 1996 New Caledonia: 17,592.05 New Zealand: 18,794.44 World: 5,507.22 1997 New Caledonia: 15,704.96 New Zealand: 17,474.19 World: 5,408.57 1998 New Caledonia: 16,614.6 New Zealand: 14,738.45 World: 5,302.34 1999 New Caledonia: 16,692.68 New Zealand: 15,322.22 World: 5,401.23 2000 New Caledonia: 15,329.73 New Zealand: 13,641.1 World: 5,512.56 2001 New Caledonia: 14,482.36 New Zealand: 13,882.86 World: 5,404.2 2002 New Caledonia: 16,104.55 New Zealand: 16,874.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 New Caledonia: 20,768.11 New Zealand: 21,913.71 World: 6,129.87 2004 New Caledonia: 24,475.65 New Zealand: 25,420.23 World: 6,818 2005 New Caledonia: 25,528.29 New Zealand: 27,751.07 World: 7,290.57 2006 New Caledonia: 28,193.25 New Zealand: 26,654.59 World: 7,803.19 2007 New Caledonia: 35,177.65 New Zealand: 32,479.98 World: 8,685.33 2008 New Caledonia: 35,723.9 New Zealand: 31,324.74 World: 9,425.74 2009 New Caledonia: 33,836.49 New Zealand: 28,276.73 World: 8,827.04 2010 New Caledonia: 35,798.91 New Zealand: 33,761.9 World: 9,555.07 2011 New Caledonia: 38,835.94 New Zealand: 38,425.83 World: 10,496.93 2012 New Caledonia: 35,559.57 New Zealand: 40,041.75 World: 10,597.85 2013 New Caledonia: 36,671.16 New Zealand: 42,984.96 World: 10,759.35 2014 New Caledonia: 37,816.96 New Zealand: 44,599.9 World: 10,912.24 2015 New Caledonia: 30,858.72 New Zealand: 38,648.73 World: 10,191.98 2016 New Caledonia: 30,782.85 New Zealand: 40,088.32 World: 10,239.47 2017 New Caledonia: 32,354.71 New Zealand: 42,912.15 World: 10,784.4 2018 New Caledonia: 34,902.9 New Zealand: 43,204.13 World: 11,344.73 2019 New Caledonia: 33,411.34 New Zealand: 42,872.27 World: 11,417.6 2020 New Caledonia: 33,270.33 New Zealand: 42,054.67 World: 10,999.49 2021 New Caledonia: 35,311.55 New Zealand: 49,902.15 World: 12,472.91 2022 New Caledonia: 33,516.36 New Zealand: 49,141.63 World: 12,876.24 2023 New Caledonia: 33,701.89 New Zealand: 49,302.34 World: 13,313.86 2024 New Caledonia: 29,213.19 New Zealand: 49,432.36 World: 13,717.09 1965 1983 1992 2001 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

New Caledonia New Zealand World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 New Caledonia: 52.34 New Zealand: 71.24 World: 50.94 1961 New Caledonia: 53.07 New Zealand: 70.99 World: 52.8 1962 New Caledonia: 53.8 New Zealand: 71.23 World: 55.29 1963 New Caledonia: 54.53 New Zealand: 71.28 World: 55.65 1964 New Caledonia: 55.29 New Zealand: 71.33 World: 56.1 1965 New Caledonia: 56.07 New Zealand: 71.23 World: 55.93 1966 New Caledonia: 56.87 New Zealand: 71.12 World: 56.45 1967 New Caledonia: 57.69 New Zealand: 71.47 World: 56.9 1968 New Caledonia: 58.5 New Zealand: 71.12 World: 57.34 1969 New Caledonia: 59.3 New Zealand: 71.47 World: 57.68 1970 New Caledonia: 60.06 New Zealand: 71.27 World: 57.94 1971 New Caledonia: 60.79 New Zealand: 71.77 World: 58.02 1972 New Caledonia: 61.41 New Zealand: 71.83 World: 58.84 1973 New Caledonia: 62.1 New Zealand: 71.67 World: 59.3 1974 New Caledonia: 62.69 New Zealand: 71.92 World: 59.7 1975 New Caledonia: 63.24 New Zealand: 72.22 World: 60.13 1976 New Caledonia: 63.75 New Zealand: 72.42 World: 60.45 1977 New Caledonia: 64.24 New Zealand: 72.17 World: 61.04 1978 New Caledonia: 64.7 New Zealand: 73.02 World: 61.39 1979 New Caledonia: 65.15 New Zealand: 73.07 World: 61.84 1980 New Caledonia: 65.6 New Zealand: 72.83 World: 62.15 1981 New Caledonia: 65.99 New Zealand: 73.62 World: 62.52 1982 New Caledonia: 66.51 New Zealand: 73.72 World: 62.87 1983 New Caledonia: 66.97 New Zealand: 73.78 World: 63.13 1984 New Caledonia: 67.42 New Zealand: 74.37 World: 63.44 1985 New Caledonia: 67.84 New Zealand: 73.83 World: 63.73 1986 New Caledonia: 68.24 New Zealand: 74.12 World: 64.12 1987 New Caledonia: 68.6 New Zealand: 74.18 World: 64.46 1988 New Caledonia: 68.92 New Zealand: 74.42 World: 64.67 1989 New Caledonia: 69.22 New Zealand: 74.82 World: 64.96 1990 New Caledonia: 69.53 New Zealand: 75.38 World: 65.11 1991 New Caledonia: 69.82 New Zealand: 76.03 World: 65.3 1992 New Caledonia: 70.14 New Zealand: 76.12 World: 65.55 1993 New Caledonia: 70.5 New Zealand: 76.43 World: 65.74 1994 New Caledonia: 70.9 New Zealand: 76.88 World: 65.96 1995 New Caledonia: 71.31 New Zealand: 76.73 World: 66.2 1996 New Caledonia: 71.75 New Zealand: 76.79 World: 66.52 1997 New Caledonia: 72.2 New Zealand: 77.33 World: 66.83 1998 New Caledonia: 72.68 New Zealand: 78.09 World: 67.07 1999 New Caledonia: 73.14 New Zealand: 77.89 World: 67.31 2000 New Caledonia: 73.57 New Zealand: 78.64 World: 67.65 2001 New Caledonia: 73.96 New Zealand: 78.69 World: 67.95 2002 New Caledonia: 74.28 New Zealand: 78.85 World: 68.23 2003 New Caledonia: 74.5 New Zealand: 79.15 World: 68.52 2004 New Caledonia: 74.71 New Zealand: 79.55 World: 68.77 2005 New Caledonia: 74.87 New Zealand: 79.85 World: 69.11 2006 New Caledonia: 75.02 New Zealand: 80.05 World: 69.47 2007 New Caledonia: 75.18 New Zealand: 80.15 World: 69.81 2008 New Caledonia: 75.4 New Zealand: 80.35 World: 70 2009 New Caledonia: 75.68 New Zealand: 80.7 World: 70.38 2010 New Caledonia: 75.99 New Zealand: 80.9 World: 70.68 2011 New Caledonia: 76.32 New Zealand: 81.16 World: 70.97 2012 New Caledonia: 76.62 New Zealand: 81.41 World: 71.26 2013 New Caledonia: 76.87 New Zealand: 81.4 World: 71.53 2014 New Caledonia: 77.05 New Zealand: 81.46 World: 71.78 2015 New Caledonia: 77.21 New Zealand: 81.61 World: 71.97 2016 New Caledonia: 77.36 New Zealand: 81.66 World: 72.19 2017 New Caledonia: 77.5 New Zealand: 81.86 World: 72.37 2018 New Caledonia: 77.56 New Zealand: 81.71 World: 72.64 2019 New Caledonia: 77.26 New Zealand: 82.06 World: 72.87 2020 New Caledonia: 77.05 New Zealand: 82.26 World: 72.18 2021 New Caledonia: 77.11 New Zealand: 82.21 World: 71.22 2022 New Caledonia: 77.7 New Zealand: 81.96 World: 72.97 2023 New Caledonia: 78.77 New Zealand: 81.76 World: 73.33 2024 New Caledonia: 78.92 New Zealand: 82.01 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

New Caledonia New Zealand World

1 2 3 4 5 6 1960 New Caledonia: 5.44 New Zealand: 4.24 World: 4.69 1961 New Caledonia: 5.47 New Zealand: 4.31 World: 4.56 1962 New Caledonia: 5.39 New Zealand: 4.19 World: 5.02 1963 New Caledonia: 5.34 New Zealand: 4.05 World: 5.31 1964 New Caledonia: 5.37 New Zealand: 3.8 World: 5.13 1965 New Caledonia: 5.31 New Zealand: 3.54 World: 5.08 1966 New Caledonia: 5.25 New Zealand: 3.41 World: 4.97 1967 New Caledonia: 5.15 New Zealand: 3.35 World: 4.87 1968 New Caledonia: 5.06 New Zealand: 3.34 World: 4.98 1969 New Caledonia: 5.01 New Zealand: 3.28 World: 4.88 1970 New Caledonia: 5.07 New Zealand: 3.17 World: 4.84 1971 New Caledonia: 5.05 New Zealand: 3.18 World: 4.69 1972 New Caledonia: 5.05 New Zealand: 3 World: 4.55 1973 New Caledonia: 4.93 New Zealand: 2.76 World: 4.42 1974 New Caledonia: 4.69 New Zealand: 2.58 World: 4.26 1975 New Caledonia: 4.46 New Zealand: 2.37 World: 4.07 1976 New Caledonia: 4.23 New Zealand: 2.27 World: 3.97 1977 New Caledonia: 4.05 New Zealand: 2.21 World: 3.84 1978 New Caledonia: 3.88 New Zealand: 2.07 World: 3.77 1979 New Caledonia: 3.75 New Zealand: 2.12 World: 3.76 1980 New Caledonia: 3.66 New Zealand: 2.03 World: 3.73 1981 New Caledonia: 3.59 New Zealand: 2.01 World: 3.71 1982 New Caledonia: 3.48 New Zealand: 1.95 World: 3.72 1983 New Caledonia: 3.35 New Zealand: 1.92 World: 3.59 1984 New Caledonia: 3.16 New Zealand: 1.93 World: 3.57 1985 New Caledonia: 3.05 New Zealand: 1.93 World: 3.53 1986 New Caledonia: 3.08 New Zealand: 1.96 World: 3.51 1987 New Caledonia: 3.08 New Zealand: 2.03 World: 3.48 1988 New Caledonia: 3.08 New Zealand: 2.1 World: 3.39 1989 New Caledonia: 3.06 New Zealand: 2.12 World: 3.35 1990 New Caledonia: 3.1 New Zealand: 2.18 World: 3.31 1991 New Caledonia: 3.07 New Zealand: 2.09 World: 3.13 1992 New Caledonia: 2.95 New Zealand: 2.06 World: 3.04 1993 New Caledonia: 2.82 New Zealand: 2.04 World: 2.97 1994 New Caledonia: 2.72 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.92 1995 New Caledonia: 2.65 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 New Caledonia: 2.65 New Zealand: 1.96 World: 2.82 1997 New Caledonia: 2.65 New Zealand: 1.96 World: 2.78 1998 New Caledonia: 2.55 New Zealand: 1.89 World: 2.75 1999 New Caledonia: 2.48 New Zealand: 1.97 World: 2.72 2000 New Caledonia: 2.51 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.73 2001 New Caledonia: 2.42 New Zealand: 1.97 World: 2.69 2002 New Caledonia: 2.35 New Zealand: 1.89 World: 2.66 2003 New Caledonia: 2.27 New Zealand: 1.93 World: 2.64 2004 New Caledonia: 2.24 New Zealand: 1.98 World: 2.63 2005 New Caledonia: 2.23 New Zealand: 1.97 World: 2.61 2006 New Caledonia: 2.24 New Zealand: 2.01 World: 2.61 2007 New Caledonia: 2.22 New Zealand: 2.18 World: 2.6 2008 New Caledonia: 2.2 New Zealand: 2.19 World: 2.6 2009 New Caledonia: 2.19 New Zealand: 2.13 World: 2.59 2010 New Caledonia: 2.19 New Zealand: 2.17 World: 2.57 2011 New Caledonia: 2.2 New Zealand: 2.09 World: 2.55 2012 New Caledonia: 2.2 New Zealand: 2.1 World: 2.56 2013 New Caledonia: 2.17 New Zealand: 2.01 World: 2.53 2014 New Caledonia: 2.12 New Zealand: 1.92 World: 2.52 2015 New Caledonia: 2.08 New Zealand: 1.99 World: 2.49 2016 New Caledonia: 2.08 New Zealand: 1.87 World: 2.49 2017 New Caledonia: 2.04 New Zealand: 1.81 World: 2.46 2018 New Caledonia: 2.04 New Zealand: 1.71 World: 2.39 2019 New Caledonia: 2.05 New Zealand: 1.72 World: 2.35 2020 New Caledonia: 2.02 New Zealand: 1.62 World: 2.28 2021 New Caledonia: 2.01 New Zealand: 1.65 World: 2.25 2022 New Caledonia: 2 New Zealand: 1.67 World: 2.22 2023 New Caledonia: 1.98 New Zealand: 1.57 World: 2.2 2024 New Caledonia: 1.96 New Zealand: 1.57 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

New Caledonia New Zealand World

0 5 10 15 20 1991 New Caledonia: 18.12 New Zealand: 10.61 World: 5.12 1992 New Caledonia: 18.61 New Zealand: 10.67 World: 5.28 1993 New Caledonia: 18.76 New Zealand: 9.8 World: 5.54 1994 New Caledonia: 18.88 New Zealand: 8.35 World: 5.79 1995 New Caledonia: 18.63 New Zealand: 6.46 World: 5.92 1996 New Caledonia: 18.64 New Zealand: 6.29 World: 5.98 1997 New Caledonia: 18.38 New Zealand: 6.86 World: 6.01 1998 New Caledonia: 18.52 New Zealand: 7.72 World: 6.16 1999 New Caledonia: 18.21 New Zealand: 7.02 World: 6.28 2000 New Caledonia: 17.91 New Zealand: 6.13 World: 6.11 2001 New Caledonia: 17.39 New Zealand: 5.43 World: 6.19 2002 New Caledonia: 17.05 New Zealand: 5.28 World: 6.41 2003 New Caledonia: 16.67 New Zealand: 4.75 World: 6.48 2004 New Caledonia: 16.31 New Zealand: 4.01 World: 6.33 2005 New Caledonia: 15.78 New Zealand: 3.81 World: 6.22 2006 New Caledonia: 15.26 New Zealand: 3.86 World: 5.97 2007 New Caledonia: 14.75 New Zealand: 3.66 World: 5.77 2008 New Caledonia: 14.36 New Zealand: 4.17 World: 5.82 2009 New Caledonia: 13.97 New Zealand: 6.12 World: 6.41 2010 New Caledonia: 14 New Zealand: 6.56 World: 6.28 2011 New Caledonia: 13.99 New Zealand: 6.49 World: 6.15 2012 New Caledonia: 14.12 New Zealand: 6.93 World: 6.15 2013 New Caledonia: 14.39 New Zealand: 5.84 World: 6.1 2014 New Caledonia: 14.59 New Zealand: 5.43 World: 5.96 2015 New Caledonia: 13.62 New Zealand: 5.42 World: 6 2016 New Caledonia: 12.68 New Zealand: 5.15 World: 5.97 2017 New Caledonia: 11.68 New Zealand: 4.74 World: 5.9 2018 New Caledonia: 11.7 New Zealand: 4.34 World: 5.76 2019 New Caledonia: 10.88 New Zealand: 4.11 World: 5.59 2020 New Caledonia: 13.56 New Zealand: 4.6 World: 6.59 2021 New Caledonia: 11.57 New Zealand: 3.78 World: 6.05 2022 New Caledonia: 10.71 New Zealand: 3.3 World: 5.23 2023 New Caledonia: 10.92 New Zealand: 3.73 World: 4.85 2024 New Caledonia: 10.99 New Zealand: 4.72 World: 4.81 2025 New Caledonia: 11.17 New Zealand: 5.08 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

New Caledonia New Zealand World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 New Caledonia: 9.86 New Zealand: 5.51 World: 4.14 1971 New Caledonia: 9.41 New Zealand: 5.29 World: 4.04 1972 New Caledonia: 9.35 New Zealand: 5.94 World: 4.16 1973 New Caledonia: 10.57 New Zealand: 6.3 World: 4.32 1974 New Caledonia: 12.28 New Zealand: 6.4 World: 4.23 1975 New Caledonia: 9.94 New Zealand: 5.94 World: 4.14 1976 New Caledonia: 9.51 New Zealand: 6.46 World: 4.31 1977 New Caledonia: 9.94 New Zealand: 6.62 World: 4.36 1978 New Caledonia: 9.86 New Zealand: 6.44 World: 4.42 1979 New Caledonia: 10.46 New Zealand: 5.89 World: 4.46 1980 New Caledonia: 11.14 New Zealand: 5.92 World: 4.33 1981 New Caledonia: 10.63 New Zealand: 5.83 World: 4.18 1982 New Caledonia: 7.29 New Zealand: 6.3 World: 4.05 1983 New Caledonia: 6.51 New Zealand: 6.27 World: 4.01 1984 New Caledonia: 6.8 New Zealand: 6.34 World: 4.07 1985 New Caledonia: 8.91 New Zealand: 6.61 World: 4.05 1986 New Caledonia: 8.4 New Zealand: 6.44 World: 4.04 1987 New Caledonia: 9.04 New Zealand: 6.73 World: 4.1 1988 New Caledonia: 8.67 New Zealand: 7.1 World: 4.16 1989 New Caledonia: 9.26 New Zealand: 7.02 World: 4.16 1990 New Caledonia: 8.92 New Zealand: 7.5 World: 4.15 1991 New Caledonia: 9.45 New Zealand: 7.34 World: 4.1 1992 New Caledonia: 9.3 New Zealand: 7.73 World: 4.01 1993 New Caledonia: 9.33 New Zealand: 7.65 World: 3.97 1994 New Caledonia: 9.52 New Zealand: 7.71 World: 3.94 1995 New Caledonia: 8.5 New Zealand: 7.84 World: 3.99 1996 New Caledonia: 9.31 New Zealand: 7.99 World: 4.01 1997 New Caledonia: 8.43 New Zealand: 8.29 World: 4.02 1998 New Caledonia: 8.17 New Zealand: 7.98 World: 3.98 1999 New Caledonia: 7.61 New Zealand: 8.35 World: 3.95 2000 New Caledonia: 9.67 New Zealand: 8.55 World: 4.01 2001 New Caledonia: 9.68 New Zealand: 9 World: 4.01 2002 New Caledonia: 10.56 New Zealand: 8.86 World: 4.02 2003 New Caledonia: 11.48 New Zealand: 8.92 World: 4.15 2004 New Caledonia: 10.11 New Zealand: 8.69 World: 4.28 2005 New Caledonia: 11.05 New Zealand: 8.76 World: 4.39 2006 New Caledonia: 11 New Zealand: 8.68 World: 4.48 2007 New Caledonia: 11.13 New Zealand: 8.31 World: 4.59 2008 New Caledonia: 10.63 New Zealand: 8.5 World: 4.56 2009 New Caledonia: 10.54 New Zealand: 7.77 World: 4.45 2010 New Caledonia: 13.45 New Zealand: 7.69 World: 4.67 2011 New Caledonia: 13.3 New Zealand: 7.46 World: 4.76 2012 New Caledonia: 13.13 New Zealand: 7.89 World: 4.77 2013 New Caledonia: 14.18 New Zealand: 7.78 World: 4.81 2014 New Caledonia: 17.03 New Zealand: 7.81 World: 4.78 2015 New Caledonia: 16.12 New Zealand: 7.68 World: 4.7 2016 New Caledonia: 17.2 New Zealand: 7.37 World: 4.65 2017 New Caledonia: 15.49 New Zealand: 7.53 World: 4.67 2018 New Caledonia: 21.25 New Zealand: 7.27 World: 4.73 2019 New Caledonia: 20.39 New Zealand: 7.49 World: 4.7 2020 New Caledonia: 19.87 New Zealand: 6.84 World: 4.47 2021 New Caledonia: 16.35 New Zealand: 6.83 World: 4.68 2022 New Caledonia: 16.08 New Zealand: 6.32 World: 4.67 2023 New Caledonia: 16.78 New Zealand: 6.11 World: 4.68 2024 New Caledonia: 17.08 New Zealand: 6.01 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2017

New Caledonia New Zealand World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 New Caledonia: 32.36 New Zealand: 62.72 World: 15.6 2006 New Caledonia: 33.52 New Zealand: 69 World: 17.2 2007 New Caledonia: 35.05 New Zealand: 69.76 World: 20.2 2008 New Caledonia: 34.51 New Zealand: 72.03 World: 22.8 2009 New Caledonia: 33.99 New Zealand: 79.7 World: 25.3 2010 New Caledonia: 42 New Zealand: 80.46 World: 28.4 2011 New Caledonia: 50 New Zealand: 81.23 World: 30.9 2012 New Caledonia: 58 New Zealand: 81.64 World: 33.3 2013 New Caledonia: 66 New Zealand: 82.78 World: 35.3 2014 New Caledonia: 70 New Zealand: 84 World: 37.4 2015 New Caledonia: 74 New Zealand: 85.2 World: 39.9 2017 New Caledonia: 82.01 New Zealand: 87.7 World: 46.3 2005 2009 2011 2013 2017

Population

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Population 295,333 2025
178th of 215		 5.3 mn 2025
124th of 215
Population density 15.9 /km² 2023
194th of 214		 19.7 /km² 2023
183rd of 214
Population growth 0.92 % 2025
105th of 215		 0.65 % 2025
124th of 215
Life expectancy 78.9 years 2024
58th of 215		 82.0 years 2024
34th of 215
Fertility rate 1.96 2024
104th of 215		 1.57 2024
137th of 215
Birth rate 14.0 ‰ 2024
107th of 215		 11.0 ‰ 2024
136th of 215
Urban population 68.2 % 2025
96th of 215		 84.0 % 2025
47th of 215
Aged 65+ 11.8 % 2025
86th of 215		 17.6 % 2025
52nd of 215
Living in cities 42.0 % 2025
90th of 215		 45.5 % 2025
75th of 215
Living in towns 23.9 % 2025
157th of 215		 30.8 % 2025
112th of 215
Living in rural areas 34.1 % 2025
67th of 215		 23.7 % 2025
120th of 215
Infant mortality - 4.0 ‰ 2024
38th of 196

Economy

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
GDP 8.5 bn US$ 2024 264.1 bn US$ 2025
52nd of 186
GDP per capita 29,213 US$ 2024 49,591 US$ 2025
23rd of 186
GNI per capita 30,070 US$ 2024 46,630 US$ 2025
23rd of 182
GDP growth -13.5 % 2024 0.5 % 2025
172nd of 186
Inflation 0.6 % 2016 2.8 % 2025
85th of 165
Trade 40.4 % 2024 50.7 % 2024
Exports 11.7 % 2024 24.7 % 2024
FDI inflows 8.5 % 2024
27th of 192		 1.4 % 2025
152nd of 192
Manufacturing 5.6 % 2017 8.3 % 2023
Agriculture 1.8 % 2019 4.0 % 2023
GDP per capita (PPP) - 57,350 int. $ 2025
35th of 185
Tax revenue - 29.5 % 2024
4th of 89
Government debt - 52.0 % 2024
13th of 56
Military spending - 1.2 % 2024
97th of 147

Labour

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Unemployment 11.2 % 2025
152nd of 181		 5.1 % 2025
91st of 181
Youth unemployment 33.1 % 2025
167th of 181		 14.4 % 2025
104th of 181
Women in the labour force 51.1 % 2025
112th of 181		 66.1 % 2025
20th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 1.8 % 2025
157th of 181		 5.4 % 2025
125th of 181
Weekly hours worked 35.3 h 2025
130th of 181		 33.5 h 2025
148th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.3 % 2025
126th of 181		 12.8 % 2025
56th of 181
Labour income share 52.9 % 2025
26th of 114		 54.1 % 2025
22nd of 114
Output per hour 65.4 $ 2025
26th of 181		 51.4 $ 2025
40th of 181

Health

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Safe drinking water 96.9 % 2024
41st of 147		 100.0 % 2024
8th of 147
Health spending - 10.1 % 2024
27th of 192
Health spending per person - 5,022 US$ 2024
20th of 191
Physicians - 3.61 /1,000 2022
33rd of 125
Under-5 mortality - 4.7 ‰ 2024
37th of 196
Maternal mortality - 7 /100k 2023
36th of 194
Tobacco use - 9.3 % 2024
30th of 166

Food

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Calories per person 3,016 kcal 2023
72nd of 155		 3,122 kcal 2023
60th of 155
Protein supply 105.1 g 2022
52nd of 174		 101.9 g 2022
65th of 174
Animal protein supply 60.1 g 2022
51st of 174		 57.4 g 2022
58th of 174
Fat supply 121.1 g 2022
52nd of 174		 113.1 g 2022
61st of 174
Cereal import dependency 91.7 % 2022
31st of 160		 48.1 % 2022
76th of 160
Food insecurity - 17.9 % 2024
64th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 4.9 % 2024
63rd of 124

Society

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Internet use 82.0 % 2017 93.5 % 2024
39th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 91.7 /100 2022 130.1 /100 2024
48th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
79th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
83rd of 213
Women in parliament - 45.5 % 2025
12th of 184

Refugees

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Refugees from the country 0 2024 58 2025
162nd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2024 0.0 ‰ 2025
163rd of 199
Refugees hosted - 2,148 2025
116th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.4 ‰ 2025
108th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 4,584 2025
70th of 177

Governance

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Control of corruption 50.4 /100 2024
87th of 207		 86.9 /100 2024
8th of 207
Rule of law 75.6 /100 2024
33rd of 207		 85.7 /100 2024
10th of 207
Voice and accountability 69.6 /100 2024
56th of 205		 86.4 /100 2024
5th of 205
Political stability 84.6 /100 2024
28th of 207		 85.5 /100 2024
25th of 207
Government effectiveness - 87.3 /100 2024
5th of 205
Regulatory quality - 84.0 /100 2024
4th of 205

Environment

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
CO₂ per capita 17.08 t 2024
193rd of 202		 6.01 t 2024
162nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 5.3 Mt 2024
135th of 204		 32.5 Mt 2024
71st of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
135th of 204		 0.08 % 2024
71st of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
133rd of 204		 2.0 Gt 2024
68th of 204
GHG per capita 18.39 t 2024
190th of 202		 14.71 t 2024
185th of 202
Renewable energy 9.6 % 2022
156th of 211		 28.9 % 2021
82nd of 211
Forest area 45.8 % 2023
60th of 212		 37.8 % 2023
81st of 212
Land area 18,280 km² 2023
152nd of 214		 263,310 km² 2023
75th of 214
PM2.5 exposure - 6.9 µg/m³ 2023
24th of 200
Water stress - 8.0 % 2022
78th of 176

Energy

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Renewable electricity 26.9 % 2024
103rd of 190		 88.5 % 2025
28th of 190
Wind and solar 9.6 % 2024
74th of 190		 10.6 % 2025
71st of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
127th of 180		 0.0 % 2025
134th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 26.9 % 2024
111th of 190		 88.5 % 2025
32nd of 190
Fossil electricity 73.1 % 2024
111th of 190		 11.5 % 2025
32nd of 190
Coal power 36.5 % 2024
167th of 188		 1.1 % 2025
124th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 564 g/kWh 2024
130th of 190		 93 g/kWh 2025
26th of 190
Electricity per capita 10.66 MWh 2024
17th of 191		 8.25 MWh 2025
25th of 191

Human development

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Human Development Index - 0.938 2023
18th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.853 2023
19th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.731 2023
44th of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.082 2023
30th of 172

Education

Indicator New Caledonia New Zealand
Secondary enrolment - 114.2 % 2024
13th of 108
Tertiary enrolment - 77.2 % 2024
35th of 128
Education spending - 5.2 % 2023
25th of 121
Expected schooling - 19.3 yrs 2023
6th of 195
Mean schooling - 12.9 yrs 2023
20th of 193

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.