New Caledonia vs Palau

New Caledonia (Oceania) and Palau (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$ · 1970-2024

New Caledonia Palau World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1970 New Caledonia: 3,281.71 Palau: 1,017.16 World: 817.68 1971 New Caledonia: 3,615.15 Palau: 1,080.61 World: 884.88 1972 New Caledonia: 4,225.84 Palau: 1,144.54 World: 1,002 1973 New Caledonia: 4,318.14 Palau: 1,221.47 World: 1,201.53 1974 New Caledonia: 4,848.94 Palau: 1,328.03 World: 1,362.19 1975 New Caledonia: 5,940.93 Palau: 1,463.54 World: 1,488.94 1976 New Caledonia: 5,618.33 Palau: 1,616.48 World: 1,589.73 1977 New Caledonia: 5,792.71 Palau: 1,781.09 World: 1,766.28 1978 New Caledonia: 5,779.04 Palau: 1,971.87 World: 2,055.49 1979 New Caledonia: 7,069.54 Palau: 2,188.88 World: 2,335.19 1980 New Caledonia: 7,892.72 Palau: 2,422.63 World: 2,587.01 1981 New Caledonia: 6,422.07 Palau: 2,638.82 World: 2,628.62 1982 New Caledonia: 5,912.38 Palau: 2,838.16 World: 2,554.08 1983 New Caledonia: 5,315.11 Palau: 3,049.48 World: 2,561.17 1984 New Caledonia: 5,051.73 Palau: 3,360.15 World: 2,614.33 1985 New Caledonia: 5,334.83 Palau: 3,728.13 World: 2,690.59 1986 New Caledonia: 7,374.69 Palau: 4,143.56 World: 3,118.57 1987 New Caledonia: 8,983.36 Palau: 4,616.29 World: 3,487.88 1988 New Caledonia: 12,301.19 Palau: 5,145.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 New Caledonia: 12,701.83 Palau: 5,741.09 World: 3,930.51 1990 New Caledonia: 14,334.68 Palau: 6,402.93 World: 4,338.94 1991 New Caledonia: 14,642.52 Palau: 6,824.34 World: 4,453.9 1992 New Caledonia: 15,713.72 Palau: 6,552.71 World: 4,679.98 1993 New Caledonia: 14,787.22 Palau: 5,891.5 World: 4,685.3 1994 New Caledonia: 15,534.31 Palau: 6,329.07 World: 4,967.01 1995 New Caledonia: 18,107.89 Palau: 7,038.01 World: 5,463.2 1996 New Caledonia: 17,592.05 Palau: 7,788.3 World: 5,507.22 1997 New Caledonia: 15,704.96 Palau: 7,944.6 World: 5,408.57 1998 New Caledonia: 16,614.6 Palau: 8,047.92 World: 5,302.34 1999 New Caledonia: 16,692.68 Palau: 7,629.57 World: 5,401.23 2000 New Caledonia: 15,329.73 Palau: 7,798.08 World: 5,512.56 2001 New Caledonia: 14,482.36 Palau: 8,239.26 World: 5,404.2 2002 New Caledonia: 16,104.55 Palau: 8,340.19 World: 5,539.32 2003 New Caledonia: 20,768.11 Palau: 7,862.39 World: 6,129.87 2004 New Caledonia: 24,475.65 Palau: 8,393.73 World: 6,818 2005 New Caledonia: 25,528.29 Palau: 9,367.69 World: 7,290.57 2006 New Caledonia: 28,193.25 Palau: 9,737.02 World: 7,803.19 2007 New Caledonia: 35,177.65 Palau: 10,155.05 World: 8,685.33 2008 New Caledonia: 35,723.9 Palau: 10,471.15 World: 9,425.74 2009 New Caledonia: 33,836.49 Palau: 9,837.5 World: 8,827.04 2010 New Caledonia: 35,798.91 Palau: 10,018.07 World: 9,555.07 2011 New Caledonia: 38,835.94 Palau: 10,795.64 World: 10,496.93 2012 New Caledonia: 35,559.57 Palau: 12,098.41 World: 10,597.85 2013 New Caledonia: 36,671.16 Palau: 12,820.59 World: 10,759.35 2014 New Caledonia: 37,816.96 Palau: 13,854.73 World: 10,912.24 2015 New Caledonia: 30,858.72 Palau: 15,938.37 World: 10,191.98 2016 New Caledonia: 30,782.85 Palau: 17,043.67 World: 10,239.47 2017 New Caledonia: 32,354.71 Palau: 16,280.24 World: 10,784.4 2018 New Caledonia: 34,902.9 Palau: 16,179.88 World: 11,344.73 2019 New Caledonia: 33,411.34 Palau: 15,841.89 World: 11,417.6 2020 New Caledonia: 33,270.33 Palau: 14,556.31 World: 10,999.49 2021 New Caledonia: 35,311.55 Palau: 13,267.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 New Caledonia: 33,516.36 Palau: 13,934.95 World: 12,876.24 2023 New Caledonia: 33,701.89 Palau: 15,578.35 World: 13,313.86 2024 New Caledonia: 29,213.19 Palau: 18,169.08 World: 13,717.09 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

New Caledonia Palau World

50 60 70 80 1960 New Caledonia: 52.34 Palau: 54.85 World: 50.94 1961 New Caledonia: 53.07 Palau: 55.09 World: 52.8 1962 New Caledonia: 53.8 Palau: 55.38 World: 55.29 1963 New Caledonia: 54.53 Palau: 55.57 World: 55.65 1964 New Caledonia: 55.29 Palau: 55.8 World: 56.1 1965 New Caledonia: 56.07 Palau: 55.94 World: 55.93 1966 New Caledonia: 56.87 Palau: 56.21 World: 56.45 1967 New Caledonia: 57.69 Palau: 56.54 World: 56.9 1968 New Caledonia: 58.5 Palau: 56.89 World: 57.34 1969 New Caledonia: 59.3 Palau: 57.25 World: 57.68 1970 New Caledonia: 60.06 Palau: 57.67 World: 57.94 1971 New Caledonia: 60.79 Palau: 58.11 World: 58.02 1972 New Caledonia: 61.41 Palau: 58.56 World: 58.84 1973 New Caledonia: 62.1 Palau: 59.02 World: 59.3 1974 New Caledonia: 62.69 Palau: 59.49 World: 59.7 1975 New Caledonia: 63.24 Palau: 60 World: 60.13 1976 New Caledonia: 63.75 Palau: 60.47 World: 60.45 1977 New Caledonia: 64.24 Palau: 60.9 World: 61.04 1978 New Caledonia: 64.7 Palau: 61.29 World: 61.39 1979 New Caledonia: 65.15 Palau: 61.62 World: 61.84 1980 New Caledonia: 65.6 Palau: 61.91 World: 62.15 1981 New Caledonia: 65.99 Palau: 62.14 World: 62.52 1982 New Caledonia: 66.51 Palau: 62.33 World: 62.87 1983 New Caledonia: 66.97 Palau: 62.48 World: 63.13 1984 New Caledonia: 67.42 Palau: 62.64 World: 63.44 1985 New Caledonia: 67.84 Palau: 62.72 World: 63.73 1986 New Caledonia: 68.24 Palau: 62.75 World: 64.12 1987 New Caledonia: 68.6 Palau: 62.77 World: 64.46 1988 New Caledonia: 68.92 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.67 1989 New Caledonia: 69.22 Palau: 62.78 World: 64.96 1990 New Caledonia: 69.53 Palau: 62.79 World: 65.11 1991 New Caledonia: 69.82 Palau: 62.85 World: 65.3 1992 New Caledonia: 70.14 Palau: 62.93 World: 65.55 1993 New Caledonia: 70.5 Palau: 62.98 World: 65.74 1994 New Caledonia: 70.9 Palau: 63.1 World: 65.96 1995 New Caledonia: 71.31 Palau: 63.26 World: 66.2 1996 New Caledonia: 71.75 Palau: 63.46 World: 66.52 1997 New Caledonia: 72.2 Palau: 63.71 World: 66.83 1998 New Caledonia: 72.68 Palau: 63.95 World: 67.07 1999 New Caledonia: 73.14 Palau: 64.23 World: 67.31 2000 New Caledonia: 73.57 Palau: 64.5 World: 67.65 2001 New Caledonia: 73.96 Palau: 64.8 World: 67.95 2002 New Caledonia: 74.28 Palau: 65.08 World: 68.23 2003 New Caledonia: 74.5 Palau: 65.45 World: 68.52 2004 New Caledonia: 74.71 Palau: 65.82 World: 68.77 2005 New Caledonia: 74.87 Palau: 66.22 World: 69.11 2006 New Caledonia: 75.02 Palau: 66.63 World: 69.47 2007 New Caledonia: 75.18 Palau: 67.11 World: 69.81 2008 New Caledonia: 75.4 Palau: 67.56 World: 70 2009 New Caledonia: 75.68 Palau: 67.99 World: 70.38 2010 New Caledonia: 75.99 Palau: 68.35 World: 70.68 2011 New Caledonia: 76.32 Palau: 68.64 World: 70.97 2012 New Caledonia: 76.62 Palau: 68.86 World: 71.26 2013 New Caledonia: 76.87 Palau: 68.98 World: 71.53 2014 New Caledonia: 77.05 Palau: 69.06 World: 71.78 2015 New Caledonia: 77.21 Palau: 69.07 World: 71.97 2016 New Caledonia: 77.36 Palau: 69.05 World: 72.19 2017 New Caledonia: 77.5 Palau: 69.02 World: 72.37 2018 New Caledonia: 77.56 Palau: 68.99 World: 72.64 2019 New Caledonia: 77.26 Palau: 68.98 World: 72.87 2020 New Caledonia: 77.05 Palau: 68.69 World: 72.18 2021 New Caledonia: 77.11 Palau: 68.56 World: 71.22 2022 New Caledonia: 77.7 Palau: 68.92 World: 72.97 2023 New Caledonia: 78.77 Palau: 69.27 World: 73.33 2024 New Caledonia: 78.92 Palau: 69.38 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

New Caledonia Palau World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 New Caledonia: 5.44 Palau: 7.19 World: 4.69 1961 New Caledonia: 5.47 Palau: 7.17 World: 4.56 1962 New Caledonia: 5.39 Palau: 7.15 World: 5.02 1963 New Caledonia: 5.34 Palau: 7.12 World: 5.31 1964 New Caledonia: 5.37 Palau: 7.08 World: 5.13 1965 New Caledonia: 5.31 Palau: 7.01 World: 5.08 1966 New Caledonia: 5.25 Palau: 6.93 World: 4.97 1967 New Caledonia: 5.15 Palau: 6.84 World: 4.87 1968 New Caledonia: 5.06 Palau: 6.71 World: 4.98 1969 New Caledonia: 5.01 Palau: 6.58 World: 4.88 1970 New Caledonia: 5.07 Palau: 6.39 World: 4.84 1971 New Caledonia: 5.05 Palau: 6.16 World: 4.69 1972 New Caledonia: 5.05 Palau: 5.9 World: 4.55 1973 New Caledonia: 4.93 Palau: 5.59 World: 4.42 1974 New Caledonia: 4.69 Palau: 5.26 World: 4.26 1975 New Caledonia: 4.46 Palau: 4.9 World: 4.07 1976 New Caledonia: 4.23 Palau: 4.53 World: 3.97 1977 New Caledonia: 4.05 Palau: 4.09 World: 3.84 1978 New Caledonia: 3.88 Palau: 3.74 World: 3.77 1979 New Caledonia: 3.75 Palau: 3.49 World: 3.76 1980 New Caledonia: 3.66 Palau: 3.35 World: 3.73 1981 New Caledonia: 3.59 Palau: 3.28 World: 3.71 1982 New Caledonia: 3.48 Palau: 3.22 World: 3.72 1983 New Caledonia: 3.35 Palau: 3.14 World: 3.59 1984 New Caledonia: 3.16 Palau: 3.08 World: 3.57 1985 New Caledonia: 3.05 Palau: 3.01 World: 3.53 1986 New Caledonia: 3.08 Palau: 2.98 World: 3.51 1987 New Caledonia: 3.08 Palau: 2.93 World: 3.48 1988 New Caledonia: 3.08 Palau: 2.91 World: 3.39 1989 New Caledonia: 3.06 Palau: 2.92 World: 3.35 1990 New Caledonia: 3.1 Palau: 2.88 World: 3.31 1991 New Caledonia: 3.07 Palau: 2.74 World: 3.13 1992 New Caledonia: 2.95 Palau: 2.71 World: 3.04 1993 New Caledonia: 2.82 Palau: 2.73 World: 2.97 1994 New Caledonia: 2.72 Palau: 2.66 World: 2.92 1995 New Caledonia: 2.65 Palau: 2.55 World: 2.87 1996 New Caledonia: 2.65 Palau: 2.39 World: 2.82 1997 New Caledonia: 2.65 Palau: 2.19 World: 2.78 1998 New Caledonia: 2.55 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.75 1999 New Caledonia: 2.48 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.72 2000 New Caledonia: 2.51 Palau: 1.82 World: 2.73 2001 New Caledonia: 2.42 Palau: 1.87 World: 2.69 2002 New Caledonia: 2.35 Palau: 1.92 World: 2.66 2003 New Caledonia: 2.27 Palau: 1.96 World: 2.64 2004 New Caledonia: 2.24 Palau: 1.99 World: 2.63 2005 New Caledonia: 2.23 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.61 2006 New Caledonia: 2.24 Palau: 2 World: 2.61 2007 New Caledonia: 2.22 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.6 2008 New Caledonia: 2.2 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.6 2009 New Caledonia: 2.19 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.59 2010 New Caledonia: 2.19 Palau: 1.94 World: 2.57 2011 New Caledonia: 2.2 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.55 2012 New Caledonia: 2.2 Palau: 2.01 World: 2.56 2013 New Caledonia: 2.17 Palau: 2.05 World: 2.53 2014 New Caledonia: 2.12 Palau: 2.03 World: 2.52 2015 New Caledonia: 2.08 Palau: 2 World: 2.49 2016 New Caledonia: 2.08 Palau: 2.06 World: 2.49 2017 New Caledonia: 2.04 Palau: 2.02 World: 2.46 2018 New Caledonia: 2.04 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.39 2019 New Caledonia: 2.05 Palau: 1.98 World: 2.35 2020 New Caledonia: 2.02 Palau: 1.97 World: 2.28 2021 New Caledonia: 2.01 Palau: 1.95 World: 2.25 2022 New Caledonia: 2 Palau: 1.93 World: 2.22 2023 New Caledonia: 1.98 Palau: 1.91 World: 2.2 2024 New Caledonia: 1.96 Palau: 1.88 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

New Caledonia Palau World

0 50 100 150 200 250 1970 New Caledonia: 9.86 Palau: 175.48 World: 4.14 1971 New Caledonia: 9.41 Palau: 169.64 World: 4.04 1972 New Caledonia: 9.35 Palau: 163.59 World: 4.16 1973 New Caledonia: 10.57 Palau: 158.92 World: 4.32 1974 New Caledonia: 12.28 Palau: 157.23 World: 4.23 1975 New Caledonia: 9.94 Palau: 157.63 World: 4.14 1976 New Caledonia: 9.51 Palau: 158.34 World: 4.31 1977 New Caledonia: 9.94 Palau: 159.27 World: 4.36 1978 New Caledonia: 9.86 Palau: 160.35 World: 4.42 1979 New Caledonia: 10.46 Palau: 161.69 World: 4.46 1980 New Caledonia: 11.14 Palau: 162.56 World: 4.33 1981 New Caledonia: 10.63 Palau: 163.27 World: 4.18 1982 New Caledonia: 7.29 Palau: 158.37 World: 4.05 1983 New Caledonia: 6.51 Palau: 160.47 World: 4.01 1984 New Caledonia: 6.8 Palau: 173.07 World: 4.07 1985 New Caledonia: 8.91 Palau: 136.46 World: 4.05 1986 New Caledonia: 8.4 Palau: 145.18 World: 4.04 1987 New Caledonia: 9.04 Palau: 148.9 World: 4.1 1988 New Caledonia: 8.67 Palau: 139.5 World: 4.16 1989 New Caledonia: 9.26 Palau: 142.75 World: 4.16 1990 New Caledonia: 8.92 Palau: 141.29 World: 4.15 1991 New Caledonia: 9.45 Palau: 137.05 World: 4.1 1992 New Caledonia: 9.3 Palau: 122.32 World: 4.01 1993 New Caledonia: 9.33 Palau: 122.26 World: 3.97 1994 New Caledonia: 9.52 Palau: 178.64 World: 3.94 1995 New Caledonia: 8.5 Palau: 136.65 World: 3.99 1996 New Caledonia: 9.31 Palau: 125.27 World: 4.01 1997 New Caledonia: 8.43 Palau: 139.07 World: 4.02 1998 New Caledonia: 8.17 Palau: 123.02 World: 3.98 1999 New Caledonia: 7.61 Palau: 128.03 World: 3.95 2000 New Caledonia: 9.67 Palau: 110.65 World: 4.01 2001 New Caledonia: 9.68 Palau: 122.14 World: 4.01 2002 New Caledonia: 10.56 Palau: 74.05 World: 4.02 2003 New Caledonia: 11.48 Palau: 87.4 World: 4.15 2004 New Caledonia: 10.11 Palau: 76.78 World: 4.28 2005 New Caledonia: 11.05 Palau: 87.55 World: 4.39 2006 New Caledonia: 11 Palau: 86.65 World: 4.48 2007 New Caledonia: 11.13 Palau: 71.69 World: 4.59 2008 New Caledonia: 10.63 Palau: 73.53 World: 4.56 2009 New Caledonia: 10.54 Palau: 116.19 World: 4.45 2010 New Caledonia: 13.45 Palau: 114.74 World: 4.67 2011 New Caledonia: 13.3 Palau: 131.08 World: 4.76 2012 New Caledonia: 13.13 Palau: 202.87 World: 4.77 2013 New Caledonia: 14.18 Palau: 103.37 World: 4.81 2014 New Caledonia: 17.03 Palau: 71.56 World: 4.78 2015 New Caledonia: 16.12 Palau: 67.27 World: 4.7 2016 New Caledonia: 17.2 Palau: 64.3 World: 4.65 2017 New Caledonia: 15.49 Palau: 67.17 World: 4.67 2018 New Caledonia: 21.25 Palau: 69.07 World: 4.73 2019 New Caledonia: 20.39 Palau: 71.26 World: 4.7 2020 New Caledonia: 19.87 Palau: 71.74 World: 4.47 2021 New Caledonia: 16.35 Palau: 74.73 World: 4.68 2022 New Caledonia: 16.08 Palau: 78.73 World: 4.67 2023 New Caledonia: 16.78 Palau: 78.86 World: 4.68 2024 New Caledonia: 17.08 Palau: 82.84 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Population

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Population 295,333 2025
178th of 215		 17,663 2025
213th of 215
Population density 15.9 /km² 2023
194th of 214		 38.5 /km² 2023
162nd of 214
Population growth 0.92 % 2025
105th of 215		 -0.18 % 2025
187th of 215
Life expectancy 78.9 years 2024
58th of 215		 69.4 years 2024
155th of 215
Fertility rate 1.96 2024
104th of 215		 1.88 2024
112th of 215
Birth rate 14.0 ‰ 2024
107th of 215		 10.7 ‰ 2024
144th of 215
Urban population 68.2 % 2025
96th of 215		 79.3 % 2025
61st of 215
Aged 65+ 11.8 % 2025
86th of 215		 11.8 % 2025
85th of 215
Living in cities 42.0 % 2025
90th of 215		 0.0 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in towns 23.9 % 2025
157th of 215		 39.5 % 2025
67th of 215
Living in rural areas 34.1 % 2025
67th of 215		 60.5 % 2025
9th of 215
Infant mortality - 18.6 ‰ 2024
126th of 196

Economy

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
GDP 8.5 bn US$ 2024 345 mn US$ 2025
183rd of 186
GDP per capita 29,213 US$ 2024 19,532 US$ 2025
58th of 186
GNI per capita 30,070 US$ 2024 19,890 US$ 2025
52nd of 182
GDP growth -13.5 % 2024 6.3 % 2025
30th of 186
Inflation 0.6 % 2016 -0.4 % 2025
160th of 165
Trade 40.4 % 2024 105.8 % 2024
Exports 11.7 % 2024 32.7 % 2024
FDI inflows 8.5 % 2024
27th of 192		 21.5 % 2024
7th of 192
Manufacturing 5.6 % 2017 1.2 % 2024
Agriculture 1.8 % 2019 2.7 % 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) - 23,052 int. $ 2025
83rd of 185
Tax revenue - 18.1 % 2020
Government debt - 85.2 % 2019
47th of 56

Labour

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Unemployment 11.2 % 2025
152nd of 181		 -
Youth unemployment 33.1 % 2025
167th of 181		 -
Women in the labour force 51.1 % 2025
112th of 181		 -
Jobs in agriculture 1.8 % 2025
157th of 181		 -
Weekly hours worked 35.3 h 2025
130th of 181		 -
Youth NEET rate 24.3 % 2025
126th of 181		 -
Labour income share 52.9 % 2025
26th of 114		 -
Output per hour 65.4 $ 2025
26th of 181		 -

Health

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Safe drinking water 96.9 % 2024
41st of 147		 90.8 % 2024
58th of 147
Health spending - 10.9 % 2023
18th of 192
Health spending per person - 1,684 US$ 2023
46th of 191
Physicians - 1.81 /1,000 2023
61st of 125
Under-5 mortality - 21.4 ‰ 2024
125th of 196
Maternal mortality - 89 /100k 2023
126th of 194
Tobacco use - 23.0 % 2024
106th of 166

Food

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Calories per person 3,016 kcal 2023
72nd of 155		 -
Protein supply 105.1 g 2022
52nd of 174		 -
Animal protein supply 60.1 g 2022
51st of 174		 -
Fat supply 121.1 g 2022
52nd of 174		 -
Cereal import dependency 91.7 % 2022
31st of 160		 -
Food insecurity - 28.1 % 2024
79th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 6.9 % 2024
75th of 124

Society

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Internet use 82.0 % 2017 83.9 % 2024
83rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 91.7 /100 2022 135.4 /100 2023
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
79th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
85th of 213
Women in parliament - 25.0 % 2025
100th of 184

Refugees

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Refugees from the country 0 2024 5 2023
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2024 0.3 ‰ 2023
Refugees hosted - 5 2024
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.3 ‰ 2024
Asylum-seekers hosted - 0 2024

Governance

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Control of corruption 50.4 /100 2024
87th of 207		 58.1 /100 2024
67th of 207
Rule of law 75.6 /100 2024
33rd of 207		 77.1 /100 2024
28th of 207
Voice and accountability 69.6 /100 2024
56th of 205		 75.0 /100 2024
33rd of 205
Political stability 84.6 /100 2024
28th of 207		 87.1 /100 2024
16th of 207
Government effectiveness - 51.5 /100 2024
103rd of 205
Regulatory quality - 62.5 /100 2024
59th of 205

Environment

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
CO₂ per capita 17.08 t 2024
193rd of 202		 82.84 t 2024
202nd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 5.3 Mt 2024
135th of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
193rd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
135th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
192nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
133rd of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
194th of 204
GHG per capita 18.39 t 2024
190th of 202		 86.68 t 2024
202nd of 202
Renewable energy 9.6 % 2022
156th of 211		 0.9 % 2022
196th of 211
Forest area 45.8 % 2023
60th of 212		 90.5 % 2023
4th of 212
Land area 18,280 km² 2023
152nd of 214		 460 km² 2023
190th of 214
PM2.5 exposure - 4.9 µg/m³ 2023
14th of 200

Energy

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Renewable electricity 26.9 % 2024
103rd of 190		 -
Wind and solar 9.6 % 2024
74th of 190		 -
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
127th of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 26.9 % 2024
111th of 190		 -
Fossil electricity 73.1 % 2024
111th of 190		 -
Coal power 36.5 % 2024
167th of 188		 -
Carbon intensity of power 564 g/kWh 2024
130th of 190		 -
Electricity per capita 10.66 MWh 2024
17th of 191		 -

Human development

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Human Development Index - 0.786 2023
85th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.616 2023
84th of 169

Education

Indicator New Caledonia Palau
Literacy - 99.8 % 2020
Secondary enrolment - 95.7 % 2024
48th of 108
Tertiary enrolment - 71.8 % 2024
81st of 128
Education spending - 3.4 % 2023
68th of 121
Expected schooling - 14.1 yrs 2023
84th of 195
Mean schooling - 13.3 yrs 2023
11th 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.