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New Caledonia vs Vanuatu

62 shared metrics.

New CaledoniaLeads in 37

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VanuatuLeads in 25

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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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Vanuatu

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Vanuatu.

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Identity

Name origin: the name means "Our land forever" in several of the Austronesian languages spoken on the islands.

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Analysis

New Caledonia leads in 37 of 62 shared metrics, while Vanuatu leads in 25.

New Caledonia's Electricity Generation is 37.6x that of Vanuatu (3.1 TWh vs 0.08 TWh).

New Caledonia's Electric Generating Capacity is 29.1x that of Vanuatu (1.17M kW vs 39.0K kW).

New Caledonia's CO2 Per Capita is 29.1x that of Vanuatu (18.06 t/person/yr vs 0.60 t/person/yr).

New Caledonia's Total CO2 Emissions is 16.5x that of Vanuatu (5.0 Mt CO2e vs 0.29 Mt CO2e).

New Caledonia's Broadband Access (%) is 14.4x that of Vanuatu (19 per 100 people vs 1.2 per 100 people).

Key Comparisons

Electricity GenerationNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

3.1 TWh

Vanuatu

0.08 TWh

Electric Generating CapacityNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

1.17M kW

Vanuatu

39.0K kW

CO2 Per CapitaNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

Vanuatu

0.60 t/person/yr

Total CO2 EmissionsNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

5.0 Mt CO2e

Vanuatu

0.29 Mt CO2e

Broadband Access (%)New Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

19 per 100 people

Vanuatu

1.2 per 100 people

Protected Land (%)New Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

59.6%

Vanuatu

4.2%

All Metrics

Electricity Generation

New Caledonia

3.1 TWh

Vanuatu

0.08 TWh

3763% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

New Caledonia

1.17M kW

Vanuatu

39.0K kW

2910% higher

CO2 Per Capita

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

Vanuatu

0.60 t/person/yr

2905% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

New Caledonia

5.0 Mt CO2e

Vanuatu

0.29 Mt CO2e

1653% higher

Broadband Access (%)

New Caledonia

19 per 100 people

Vanuatu

1.2 per 100 people

1440% higher

Protected Land (%)

New Caledonia

59.6%

Vanuatu

4.2%

1319% higher

GNI Per Capita

New Caledonia

$30,070

Vanuatu

$3,890

673% higher

GDP (Nominal)

New Caledonia

$8,548,919,387.13

Vanuatu

$1,117,972,034.23

665% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

New Caledonia

96.87%

Vanuatu

19.2%

405% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

New Caledonia

108 kg/person/yr

Vanuatu

25.21 kg/person/yr

328% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

New Caledonia

8.5% of GDP

Vanuatu

2.6% of GDP

229% higher

Urban Population (%)

New Caledonia

67.95%

Vanuatu

22.29%

205% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

New Caledonia

33.11% of youth labor force

Vanuatu

11.34% of youth labor force

192% higher

Elderly Population (%)

New Caledonia

11.43%

Vanuatu

4.3%

166% higher

Unemployment Rate

New Caledonia

11.15%

Vanuatu

5.1%

120% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

New Caledonia

100%

Vanuatu

47.81%

109% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

Vanuatu

338

93% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

6.5% of GDP

Vanuatu

71.7% of GDP

91% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

New Caledonia

68.61 kg/person/yr

Vanuatu

36.03 kg/person/yr

90% higher

Forest Area

New Caledonia

8.4K km²

Vanuatu

4.4K km²

89% higher

Capital Elevation

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

7.0 m

Vanuatu

59 m

88% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

12.16 per 1k

Vanuatu

66.22 per 1k

82% lower

Internet Users (%)

New Caledonia

82%

Vanuatu

46%

78% higher

Median Age

New Caledonia

33.9 years

Vanuatu

20.1 years

68% higher

Inflation Rate

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

3.7%

Vanuatu

11.2%

67% lower

Official Languages Count

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

1.0

Vanuatu

3.0

67% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

31.0K

Vanuatu

82.4K

62% lower

Electricity Access (%)

New Caledonia

100%

Vanuatu

61.6%

62% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

9.6%

Vanuatu

25%

62% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

New Caledonia

37.2 hrs/week

Vanuatu

24.7 hrs/week

51% higher

Time Zones Count

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

1.0 time zones

Vanuatu

2.0 time zones

50% lower

Land Area

New Caledonia

18.3K km²

Vanuatu

12.2K km²

50% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

New Caledonia

0.24 per 1k

Vanuatu

0.16 per 1k

50% higher

Death Rate

New Caledonia

6.0 per 1k

Vanuatu

4.0 per 1k

49% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

28.67% of GDP

Vanuatu

54.17% of GDP

47% lower

Youth Population (%)

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

21.31%

Vanuatu

38.31%

44% lower

Population Density

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

15.86 /km²

Vanuatu

26.28 /km²

40% lower

Dependency Ratio

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

48.66% of working-age pop.

Vanuatu

74.25% of working-age pop.

34% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

10.07%

Vanuatu

15.34%

34% lower

Food Waste per Person

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

120.7 kg/person/yr

Vanuatu

184.11 kg/person/yr

34% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

8.3%

Vanuatu

12.5%

33% lower

Birth Rate

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

13.6 per 1k

Vanuatu

20.36 per 1k

33% lower

Airports

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

Vanuatu

32% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

New Caledonia

45.83%

Vanuatu

36.28%

26% higher

Fertility Rate

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

1.8 children/woman

Vanuatu

2.5 children/woman

26% lower

Exports (% GDP)

New Caledonia

11.69% of GDP

Vanuatu

9.4% of GDP

24% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

23.34 kg/person/yr

Vanuatu

28.57 kg/person/yr

18% lower

Highest Elevation

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

1.6K m

Vanuatu

1.9K m

13% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

New Caledonia

560.9 gCO2/kWh

Vanuatu

500 gCO2/kWh

12% higher

Coastline Length

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

2.3K km

Vanuatu

2.5K km

11% lower

Life Expectancy

New Caledonia

78.8 years

Vanuatu

71.5 years

10% higher

Population

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

307.6K

Vanuatu

318.0K

3% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

New Caledonia

92 per 100 people

Vanuatu

89.29 per 100 people

3% higher

Coal Electricity Share

New Caledonia

36.54%

Vanuatu

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

New Caledonia

1.3%

Vanuatu

ranked higher

GDP Growth Rate

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

-13.5%

Vanuatu

0.94%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

New Caledonia

0 per 1M people

Vanuatu

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

New Caledonia

0 m

Vanuatu

0 m

ranked higher

Irrigated Land

New Caledonia

100 km²

Vanuatu

0 km²

ranked higher

Land Border Length

New Caledonia

0 km

Vanuatu

0 km

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Vanuatu

New Caledonia

0 sites

Vanuatu

1.0 sites

ranked lower

Border Neighbors

New Caledonia

Vanuatu

ranked higher

Comparison of New Caledonia and Vanuatu across 62 metrics
				Winner
Electricity Generation	3.1 TWh	0.08 TWh	3763% higher	New Caledonia
Electric Generating Capacity	1.17M kW	39.0K kW	2910% higher	New Caledonia
CO2 Per Capita	18.06 t/person/yr	0.60 t/person/yr	2905% higher	New Caledonia
Total CO2 Emissions	5.0 Mt CO2e	0.29 Mt CO2e	1653% higher	New Caledonia
Broadband Access (%)	19 per 100 people	1.2 per 100 people	1440% higher	New Caledonia
Protected Land (%)	59.6%	4.2%	1319% higher	New Caledonia
GNI Per Capita	$30,070	$3,890	673% higher	New Caledonia
GDP (Nominal)	$8,548,919,387.13	$1,117,972,034.23	665% higher	New Caledonia
Safe Drinking Water (%)	96.87%	19.2%	405% higher	New Caledonia
Milk Consumption per Person	108 kg/person/yr	25.21 kg/person/yr	328% higher	New Caledonia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	8.5% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	229% higher	New Caledonia
Urban Population (%)	67.95%	22.29%	205% higher	New Caledonia
Youth Unemployment Rate	33.11% of youth labor force	11.34% of youth labor force	192% higher	New Caledonia
Elderly Population (%)	11.43%	4.3%	166% higher	New Caledonia
Unemployment Rate	11.15%	5.1%	120% higher	New Caledonia
Sanitation Access (%)	100%	47.81%	109% higher	New Caledonia
Merchant Fleet Size	23	338	93% lower	Vanuatu
Government Debt (% GDP)	6.5% of GDP	71.7% of GDP	91% lower	Vanuatu
Meat Consumption per Person	68.61 kg/person/yr	36.03 kg/person/yr	90% higher	New Caledonia
Forest Area	8.4K km²	4.4K km²	89% higher	New Caledonia
Capital Elevation	7.0 m	59 m	88% lower	Vanuatu
Teen Birth Rate	12.16 per 1k	66.22 per 1k	82% lower	Vanuatu
Internet Users (%)	82%	46%	78% higher	New Caledonia
Median Age	33.9 years	20.1 years	68% higher	New Caledonia
Inflation Rate	3.7%	11.2%	67% lower	Vanuatu
Official Languages Count	1.0	3.0	67% lower	Vanuatu
Tourist Arrivals	31.0K	82.4K	62% lower	Vanuatu
Electricity Access (%)	100%	61.6%	62% higher	New Caledonia
Renewable Energy (%)	9.6%	25%	62% lower	Vanuatu
Average Weekly Work Hours	37.2 hrs/week	24.7 hrs/week	51% higher	New Caledonia
Time Zones Count	1.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% lower	Vanuatu
Land Area	18.3K km²	12.2K km²	50% higher	New Caledonia
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.24 per 1k	0.16 per 1k	50% higher	New Caledonia
Death Rate	6.0 per 1k	4.0 per 1k	49% higher	New Caledonia
Imports (% GDP)	28.67% of GDP	54.17% of GDP	47% lower	Vanuatu
Youth Population (%)	21.31%	38.31%	44% lower	Vanuatu
Population Density	15.86 /km²	26.28 /km²	40% lower	Vanuatu
Dependency Ratio	48.66% of working-age pop.	74.25% of working-age pop.	34% lower	Vanuatu
Agricultural Land (%)	10.07%	15.34%	34% lower	Vanuatu
Food Waste per Person	120.7 kg/person/yr	184.11 kg/person/yr	34% lower	Vanuatu
Solar Electricity Share	8.3%	12.5%	33% lower	Vanuatu
Birth Rate	13.6 per 1k	20.36 per 1k	33% lower	Vanuatu
Airports	21	31	32% lower	Vanuatu
Forest Coverage (%)	45.83%	36.28%	26% higher	New Caledonia
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	2.5 children/woman	26% lower	Vanuatu
Exports (% GDP)	11.69% of GDP	9.4% of GDP	24% higher	New Caledonia
Seafood Consumption per Person	23.34 kg/person/yr	28.57 kg/person/yr	18% lower	Vanuatu
Highest Elevation	1.6K m	1.9K m	13% lower	Vanuatu
Electricity Carbon Intensity	560.9 gCO2/kWh	500 gCO2/kWh	12% higher	New Caledonia
Coastline Length	2.3K km	2.5K km	11% lower	Vanuatu
Life Expectancy	78.8 years	71.5 years	10% higher	New Caledonia
Population	307.6K	318.0K	3% lower	Vanuatu
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	92 per 100 people	89.29 per 100 people	3% higher	New Caledonia
Coal Electricity Share	36.54%	0%	ranked higher	New Caledonia
Wind Electricity Share	1.3%	0%	ranked higher	New Caledonia
GDP Growth Rate	-13.5%	0.94%	ranked lower	Vanuatu
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	New Caledonia
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	New Caledonia
Irrigated Land	100 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	New Caledonia
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	New Caledonia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	0 sites	1.0 sites	ranked lower	Vanuatu
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	New Caledonia

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Analysis

New Caledonia leads in 37 of 62 shared metrics, while Vanuatu leads in 25.

New Caledonia's Electricity Generation is 37.6x that of Vanuatu (3.1 TWh vs 0.08 TWh).

New Caledonia's Electric Generating Capacity is 29.1x that of Vanuatu (1.17M kW vs 39.0K kW).

New Caledonia's CO2 Per Capita is 29.1x that of Vanuatu (18.06 t/person/yr vs 0.60 t/person/yr).

New Caledonia's Total CO2 Emissions is 16.5x that of Vanuatu (5.0 Mt CO2e vs 0.29 Mt CO2e).

New Caledonia's Broadband Access (%) is 14.4x that of Vanuatu (19 per 100 people vs 1.2 per 100 people).

Key Comparisons

Electricity GenerationNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

3.1 TWh

Vanuatu

0.08 TWh

Electric Generating CapacityNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

1.17M kW

Vanuatu

39.0K kW

CO2 Per CapitaNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

18.06 t/person/yr

Vanuatu

0.60 t/person/yr

Total CO2 EmissionsNew Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

5.0 Mt CO2e

Vanuatu

0.29 Mt CO2e

Broadband Access (%)New Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

19 per 100 people

Vanuatu

1.2 per 100 people

Protected Land (%)New Caledonia leads

New Caledonia

59.6%

Vanuatu

4.2%

Electricity Generation

3.1 TWh

0.08 TWh

Electric Generating Capacity

1.17M kW

39.0K kW

CO2 Per Capita

18.06 t/person/yr

0.60 t/person/yr

Total CO2 Emissions

5.0 Mt CO2e

0.29 Mt CO2e

Broadband Access (%)

19 per 100 people

1.2 per 100 people

Protected Land (%)

59.6%

4.2%

GNI Per Capita

$30,070

$3,890

GDP (Nominal)

$8,548,919,387.13

$1,117,972,034.23

Safe Drinking Water (%)

96.87%

19.2%

Milk Consumption per Person

108 kg/person/yr

25.21 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

8.5% of GDP

2.6% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

67.95%

22.29%

Youth Unemployment Rate

33.11% of youth labor force

11.34% of youth labor force

Elderly Population (%)

11.43%

4.3%

Unemployment Rate

11.15%

5.1%

Sanitation Access (%)

100%

47.81%

Merchant Fleet Size

338

Government Debt (% GDP)

6.5% of GDP

71.7% of GDP

Meat Consumption per Person

68.61 kg/person/yr

36.03 kg/person/yr

Forest Area

8.4K km²

4.4K km²

Capital Elevation

7.0 m

59 m

Teen Birth Rate

12.16 per 1k

66.22 per 1k

Internet Users (%)

82%

46%

Median Age

33.9 years

20.1 years

Inflation Rate

3.7%

11.2%

Official Languages Count

1.0

3.0

Tourist Arrivals

31.0K

82.4K

Electricity Access (%)

100%

61.6%

Renewable Energy (%)

9.6%

25%

Average Weekly Work Hours

37.2 hrs/week

24.7 hrs/week

Time Zones Count

1.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Land Area

18.3K km²

12.2K km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.24 per 1k

0.16 per 1k

Death Rate

6.0 per 1k

4.0 per 1k

Imports (% GDP)

28.67% of GDP

54.17% of GDP

Youth Population (%)

21.31%

38.31%

Population Density

15.86 /km²

26.28 /km²

Dependency Ratio

48.66% of working-age pop.

74.25% of working-age pop.

Agricultural Land (%)

10.07%

15.34%

Food Waste per Person

120.7 kg/person/yr

184.11 kg/person/yr

Solar Electricity Share

8.3%

12.5%

Birth Rate

13.6 per 1k

20.36 per 1k

Airports

Forest Coverage (%)

45.83%

36.28%

Fertility Rate

1.8 children/woman

2.5 children/woman

Exports (% GDP)

11.69% of GDP

9.4% of GDP

Seafood Consumption per Person

23.34 kg/person/yr

28.57 kg/person/yr

Highest Elevation

1.6K m

1.9K m

Electricity Carbon Intensity

560.9 gCO2/kWh

500 gCO2/kWh

Coastline Length

2.3K km

2.5K km

Life Expectancy

78.8 years

71.5 years

Population

307.6K

318.0K

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

92 per 100 people

89.29 per 100 people

Coal Electricity Share

36.54%

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

GDP Growth Rate

-13.5%

0.94%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Irrigated Land

100 km²

0 km²

Land Border Length

0 km

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

0 sites

1.0 sites

Border Neighbors

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All Metrics

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

CO2 Per Capita

Total CO2 Emissions

Broadband Access (%)

Protected Land (%)

GNI Per Capita

GDP (Nominal)

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Milk Consumption per Person

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Urban Population (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Elderly Population (%)

Unemployment Rate

Sanitation Access (%)

Merchant Fleet Size

Government Debt (% GDP)

Meat Consumption per Person

Forest Area

Capital Elevation

Teen Birth Rate

Internet Users (%)

Median Age

Inflation Rate

Official Languages Count

Tourist Arrivals

Electricity Access (%)

Renewable Energy (%)

Average Weekly Work Hours

Time Zones Count

Land Area

Doctors (per 1,000)

Death Rate

Imports (% GDP)

Youth Population (%)

Population Density

Dependency Ratio

Agricultural Land (%)

Food Waste per Person

Solar Electricity Share

Birth Rate

Airports

Forest Coverage (%)

Fertility Rate

Exports (% GDP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Highest Elevation

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Coastline Length

Life Expectancy

Population

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

GDP Growth Rate

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Border Neighbors

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