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New Caledonia vs New Zealand

62 shared metrics.

New CaledoniaLeads in 22

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New ZealandLeads in 40

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New Caledonia

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Identity

Formal name: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies.

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Identity

Name origin: the name came from British explorer Captain James COOK in 1774 and uses the Latin name for Scotland, Caledonia.

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New Zealand

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Identity

Name origin: the name is an anglicized form of the Dutch name Nieuw Zeeland, or "New Sea Land," which was first used in 1643 in honor of the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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New Zealand still has more sheep than people, a clue to how much agriculture shapes its landscape.

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Analysis

New Zealand leads in 40 of 62 shared metrics, while New Caledonia leads in 22.

New Caledonia's Coal Electricity Share is 31.3x that of New Zealand (36.54% vs 1.1%).

New Caledonia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 11.6x that of New Zealand (8.5% of GDP vs 0.68% of GDP).

New Caledonia's Solar Electricity Share is 8.8x that of New Zealand (8.3% vs 0.85%).

New Caledonia's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 5.0x that of New Zealand (560.9 gCO2/kWh vs 92.76 gCO2/kWh).

New Caledonia's CO2 Per Capita is 1.9x that of New Zealand (18.06 t/person/yr vs 6.2 t/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

36.54%

New Zealand

1.1%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)New Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

8.5% of GDP

New Zealand

0.68% of GDP

Solar Electricity ShareNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

8.3%

New Zealand

0.85%

Electricity Carbon IntensityNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

560.9 gCO2/kWh

New Zealand

92.76 gCO2/kWh

CO2 Per CapitaNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

New Zealand

6.2 t/person/yr

Youth Unemployment RateNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

33.11% of youth labor force

New Zealand

14.36% of youth labor force

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

New Caledonia

36.54%

New Zealand

1.1%

3134% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

New Caledonia

8.5% of GDP

New Zealand

0.68% of GDP

1155% higher

Solar Electricity Share

New Caledonia

8.3%

New Zealand

0.85%

880% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

New Caledonia

560.9 gCO2/kWh

New Zealand

92.76 gCO2/kWh

505% higher

CO2 Per Capita

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

New Zealand

6.2 t/person/yr

190% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

New Caledonia

33.11% of youth labor force

New Zealand

14.36% of youth labor force

131% higher

Unemployment Rate

New Caledonia

11.15%

New Zealand

4.9%

129% higher

Irrigated Land

New Zealand

New Caledonia

100 km²

New Zealand

7.0K km²

99% lower

Tourist Arrivals

New Zealand

New Caledonia

31.0K

New Zealand

996.0K

97% lower

GDP (Nominal)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

$8,548,919,387.13

New Zealand

$260,172,385,097.62

97% lower

Population

New Zealand

New Caledonia

307.6K

New Zealand

5.16M

94% lower

Land Area

New Zealand

New Caledonia

18.3K km²

New Zealand

263.3K km²

93% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

0.24 per 1k

New Zealand

3.6 per 1k

93% lower

Electricity Generation

New Zealand

New Caledonia

3.1 TWh

New Zealand

44.46 TWh

93% lower

Forest Area

New Zealand

New Caledonia

8.4K km²

New Zealand

99.5K km²

92% lower

Airports

New Zealand

New Caledonia

New Zealand

206

90% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

New Zealand

New Caledonia

1.17M kW

New Zealand

10.64M kW

89% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

6.5% of GDP

New Zealand

54.05% of GDP

88% lower

Wind Electricity Share

New Zealand

New Caledonia

1.3%

New Zealand

9.7%

87% lower

Coastline Length

New Zealand

New Caledonia

2.3K km

New Zealand

15.1K km

85% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

New Zealand

New Caledonia

5.0 Mt CO2e

New Zealand

31.81 Mt CO2e

84% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

New Zealand

New Caledonia

New Zealand

117

80% lower

Protected Land (%)

New Caledonia

59.6%

New Zealand

33.4%

78% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

10.07%

New Zealand

36.88%

73% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

9.6%

New Zealand

28.9%

67% lower

Official Languages Count

New Zealand

New Caledonia

1.0

New Zealand

3.0

67% lower

Highest Elevation

New Zealand

New Caledonia

1.6K m

New Zealand

3.7K m

56% lower

Exports (% GDP)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

11.69% of GDP

New Zealand

24.81% of GDP

53% lower

Time Zones Count

New Zealand

New Caledonia

1.0 time zones

New Zealand

2.0 time zones

50% lower

Broadband Access (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

19 per 100 people

New Zealand

37 per 100 people

49% lower

GNI Per Capita

New Zealand

New Caledonia

$30,070

New Zealand

$47,580

37% lower

Elderly Population (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

11.43%

New Zealand

17.2%

34% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

New Zealand

New Caledonia

68.61 kg/person/yr

New Zealand

100.9 kg/person/yr

32% lower

Inflation Rate

New Caledonia

3.7%

New Zealand

2.9%

28% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

92 per 100 people

New Zealand

126.86 per 100 people

27% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

New Zealand

New Caledonia

108 kg/person/yr

New Zealand

137.25 kg/person/yr

21% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

New Caledonia

45.83%

New Zealand

37.79%

21% higher

Population Density

New Zealand

New Caledonia

15.86 /km²

New Zealand

19.75 /km²

20% lower

Urban Population (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

67.95%

New Zealand

83.94%

19% lower

Youth Population (%)

New Caledonia

21.31%

New Zealand

18.12%

18% higher

Food Waste per Person

New Caledonia

120.7 kg/person/yr

New Zealand

103.63 kg/person/yr

16% higher

Internet Users (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

82%

New Zealand

96%

15% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

New Caledonia

37.2 hrs/week

New Zealand

33 hrs/week

13% higher

Death Rate

New Zealand

New Caledonia

6.0 per 1k

New Zealand

6.9 per 1k

13% lower

Teen Birth Rate

New Caledonia

12.16 per 1k

New Zealand

10.88 per 1k

12% higher

Dependency Ratio

New Zealand

New Caledonia

48.66% of working-age pop.

New Zealand

54.59% of working-age pop.

11% lower

Birth Rate

New Caledonia

13.6 per 1k

New Zealand

12.4 per 1k

10% higher

Median Age

New Zealand

New Caledonia

33.9 years

New Zealand

37.3 years

9% lower

Imports (% GDP)

New Caledonia

28.67% of GDP

New Zealand

26.42% of GDP

9% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

New Zealand

New Caledonia

23.34 kg/person/yr

New Zealand

25.15 kg/person/yr

7% lower

Life Expectancy

New Zealand

New Caledonia

78.8 years

New Zealand

83.0 years

5% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

New Zealand

New Caledonia

96.87%

New Zealand

100%

3% lower

Fertility Rate

New Zealand

New Caledonia

1.8 children/woman

New Zealand

1.8 children/woman

1% lower

Electricity Access (%)

New Caledonia

100%

New Zealand

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

New Caledonia

100%

New Zealand

100%

equal

GDP Growth Rate

New Zealand

New Caledonia

-13.5%

New Zealand

1.3%

ranked lower

Capital Elevation

New Caledonia

7.0 m

New Zealand

0 m

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

New Zealand

New Caledonia

0 per 1M people

New Zealand

0.58 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

New Caledonia

0 m

New Zealand

0 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

New Caledonia

0 km

New Zealand

0 km

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

New Zealand

New Caledonia

0 sites

New Zealand

3.0 sites

ranked lower

Border Neighbors

New Caledonia

New Zealand

ranked higher

Comparison of New Caledonia and New Zealand across 62 metrics
				Winner
Coal Electricity Share	36.54%	1.1%	3134% higher	New Caledonia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	0.68% of GDP	1155% higher	New Caledonia
Solar Electricity Share	8.3%	0.85%	880% higher	New Caledonia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	560.9 gCO2/kWh	92.76 gCO2/kWh	505% higher	New Caledonia
CO2 Per Capita	18.06 t/person/yr	6.2 t/person/yr	190% higher	New Caledonia
Youth Unemployment Rate	33.11% of youth labor force	14.36% of youth labor force	131% higher	New Caledonia
Unemployment Rate	11.15%	4.9%	129% higher	New Caledonia
Irrigated Land	100 km²	7.0K km²	99% lower	New Zealand
Tourist Arrivals	31.0K	996.0K	97% lower	New Zealand
GDP (Nominal)	$8,548,919,387.13	$260,172,385,097.62	97% lower	New Zealand
Population	307.6K	5.16M	94% lower	New Zealand
Land Area	18.3K km²	263.3K km²	93% lower	New Zealand
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.24 per 1k	3.6 per 1k	93% lower	New Zealand
Electricity Generation	3.1 TWh	44.46 TWh	93% lower	New Zealand
Forest Area	8.4K km²	99.5K km²	92% lower	New Zealand
Airports	21	206	90% lower	New Zealand
Electric Generating Capacity	1.17M kW	10.64M kW	89% lower	New Zealand
Government Debt (% GDP)	6.5% of GDP	54.05% of GDP	88% lower	New Zealand
Wind Electricity Share	1.3%	9.7%	87% lower	New Zealand
Coastline Length	2.3K km	15.1K km	85% lower	New Zealand
Total CO2 Emissions	5.0 Mt CO2e	31.81 Mt CO2e	84% lower	New Zealand
Merchant Fleet Size	23	117	80% lower	New Zealand
Protected Land (%)	59.6%	33.4%	78% higher	New Caledonia
Agricultural Land (%)	10.07%	36.88%	73% lower	New Zealand
Renewable Energy (%)	9.6%	28.9%	67% lower	New Zealand
Official Languages Count	1.0	3.0	67% lower	New Zealand
Highest Elevation	1.6K m	3.7K m	56% lower	New Zealand
Exports (% GDP)	11.69% of GDP	24.81% of GDP	53% lower	New Zealand
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	New Zealand
Broadband Access (%)	19 per 100 people	37 per 100 people	49% lower	New Zealand
GNI Per Capita	$30,070	$47,580	37% lower	New Zealand
Elderly Population (%)	11.43%	17.2%	34% lower	New Zealand
Meat Consumption per Person	68.61 kg/person/yr	100.9 kg/person/yr	32% lower	New Zealand
Inflation Rate	3.7%	2.9%	28% higher	New Caledonia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	92 per 100 people	126.86 per 100 people	27% lower	New Zealand
Milk Consumption per Person	108 kg/person/yr	137.25 kg/person/yr	21% lower	New Zealand
Forest Coverage (%)	45.83%	37.79%	21% higher	New Caledonia
Population Density	15.86 /km²	19.75 /km²	20% lower	New Zealand
Urban Population (%)	67.95%	83.94%	19% lower	New Zealand
Youth Population (%)	21.31%	18.12%	18% higher	New Caledonia
Food Waste per Person	120.7 kg/person/yr	103.63 kg/person/yr	16% higher	New Caledonia
Internet Users (%)	82%	96%	15% lower	New Zealand
Average Weekly Work Hours	37.2 hrs/week	33 hrs/week	13% higher	New Caledonia
Death Rate	6.0 per 1k	6.9 per 1k	13% lower	New Zealand
Teen Birth Rate	12.16 per 1k	10.88 per 1k	12% higher	New Caledonia
Dependency Ratio	48.66% of working-age pop.	54.59% of working-age pop.	11% lower	New Zealand
Birth Rate	13.6 per 1k	12.4 per 1k	10% higher	New Caledonia
Median Age	33.9 years	37.3 years	9% lower	New Zealand
Imports (% GDP)	28.67% of GDP	26.42% of GDP	9% higher	New Caledonia
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.34 kg/person/yr	25.15 kg/person/yr	7% lower	New Zealand
Life Expectancy	78.8 years	83.0 years	5% lower	New Zealand
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.87%	100%	3% lower	New Zealand
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	1% lower	New Zealand
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	New Caledonia
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	New Caledonia
GDP Growth Rate	-13.5%	1.3%	ranked lower	New Zealand
Capital Elevation	7.0 m	0 m	ranked higher	New Caledonia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.58 per 1M people	ranked lower	New Zealand
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	New Caledonia
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	New Caledonia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	3.0 sites	ranked lower	New Zealand
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	New Caledonia

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Analysis

New Zealand leads in 40 of 62 shared metrics, while New Caledonia leads in 22.

New Caledonia's Coal Electricity Share is 31.3x that of New Zealand (36.54% vs 1.1%).

New Caledonia's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 11.6x that of New Zealand (8.5% of GDP vs 0.68% of GDP).

New Caledonia's Solar Electricity Share is 8.8x that of New Zealand (8.3% vs 0.85%).

New Caledonia's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 5.0x that of New Zealand (560.9 gCO2/kWh vs 92.76 gCO2/kWh).

New Caledonia's CO2 Per Capita is 1.9x that of New Zealand (18.06 t/person/yr vs 6.2 t/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

36.54%

New Zealand

1.1%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)New Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

8.5% of GDP

New Zealand

0.68% of GDP

Solar Electricity ShareNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

8.3%

New Zealand

0.85%

Electricity Carbon IntensityNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

560.9 gCO2/kWh

New Zealand

92.76 gCO2/kWh

CO2 Per CapitaNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

New Zealand

6.2 t/person/yr

Youth Unemployment RateNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

33.11% of youth labor force

New Zealand

14.36% of youth labor force

Coal Electricity Share

36.54%

1.1%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

8.5% of GDP

0.68% of GDP

Solar Electricity Share

8.3%

0.85%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

560.9 gCO2/kWh

92.76 gCO2/kWh

CO2 Per Capita

18.06 t/person/yr

6.2 t/person/yr

Youth Unemployment Rate

33.11% of youth labor force

14.36% of youth labor force

Unemployment Rate

11.15%

4.9%

Irrigated Land

100 km²

7.0K km²

Tourist Arrivals

31.0K

996.0K

GDP (Nominal)

$8,548,919,387.13

$260,172,385,097.62

Population

307.6K

5.16M

Land Area

18.3K km²

263.3K km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.24 per 1k

3.6 per 1k

Electricity Generation

3.1 TWh

44.46 TWh

Forest Area

8.4K km²

99.5K km²

Airports

206

Electric Generating Capacity

1.17M kW

10.64M kW

Government Debt (% GDP)

6.5% of GDP

54.05% of GDP

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

9.7%

Coastline Length

2.3K km

15.1K km

Total CO2 Emissions

5.0 Mt CO2e

31.81 Mt CO2e

Merchant Fleet Size

117

Protected Land (%)

59.6%

33.4%

Agricultural Land (%)

10.07%

36.88%

Renewable Energy (%)

9.6%

28.9%

Official Languages Count

1.0

3.0

Highest Elevation

1.6K m

3.7K m

Exports (% GDP)

11.69% of GDP

24.81% of GDP

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Broadband Access (%)

19 per 100 people

37 per 100 people

GNI Per Capita

$30,070

$47,580

Elderly Population (%)

11.43%

17.2%

Meat Consumption per Person

68.61 kg/person/yr

100.9 kg/person/yr

Inflation Rate

3.7%

2.9%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

92 per 100 people

126.86 per 100 people

Milk Consumption per Person

108 kg/person/yr

137.25 kg/person/yr

Forest Coverage (%)

45.83%

37.79%

Population Density

15.86 /km²

19.75 /km²

Urban Population (%)

67.95%

83.94%

Youth Population (%)

21.31%

18.12%

Food Waste per Person

120.7 kg/person/yr

103.63 kg/person/yr

Internet Users (%)

82%

96%

Average Weekly Work Hours

37.2 hrs/week

33 hrs/week

Death Rate

6.0 per 1k

6.9 per 1k

Teen Birth Rate

12.16 per 1k

10.88 per 1k

Dependency Ratio

48.66% of working-age pop.

54.59% of working-age pop.

Birth Rate

13.6 per 1k

12.4 per 1k

Median Age

33.9 years

37.3 years

Imports (% GDP)

28.67% of GDP

26.42% of GDP

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.34 kg/person/yr

25.15 kg/person/yr

Life Expectancy

78.8 years

83.0 years

Safe Drinking Water (%)

96.87%

100%

Fertility Rate

1.8 children/woman

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

GDP Growth Rate

-13.5%

1.3%

Capital Elevation

7.0 m

0 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

0.58 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

0 sites

3.0 sites

Border Neighbors

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Solar Electricity Share

Electricity Carbon Intensity

CO2 Per Capita

Youth Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate

Irrigated Land

Tourist Arrivals

GDP (Nominal)

Population

Land Area

Doctors (per 1,000)

Electricity Generation

Forest Area

Airports

Electric Generating Capacity

Government Debt (% GDP)

Wind Electricity Share

Coastline Length

Total CO2 Emissions

Merchant Fleet Size

Protected Land (%)

Agricultural Land (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Official Languages Count

Highest Elevation

Exports (% GDP)

Time Zones Count

Broadband Access (%)

GNI Per Capita

Elderly Population (%)

Meat Consumption per Person

Inflation Rate

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Milk Consumption per Person

Forest Coverage (%)

Population Density

Urban Population (%)

Youth Population (%)

Food Waste per Person

Internet Users (%)

Average Weekly Work Hours

Death Rate

Teen Birth Rate

Dependency Ratio

Birth Rate

Median Age

Imports (% GDP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Life Expectancy

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Fertility Rate

Electricity Access (%)

Sanitation Access (%)

GDP Growth Rate

Capital Elevation

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Land Border Length

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Border Neighbors

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