New Caledonia
East Asia & Pacific·High income
- Population
- 290K
- 178th of 217
- GDP
- $9.62B
- 158th of 214 · 2022
- GDP per capita
- $33,516
- 48th of 214 · 2022
- Life expectancy
- 78.8
- 57th of 217
Benchmarked againstNew Caledonia
Brunei Darussalam
Korea
Japan
Guam
New CaledoniaBrunei DarussalamKoreaJapanGuamDefault peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.
upper-middle-income French Pacific territorial economy; enormous nickel reserves; ongoing French independence negotiations; large Chinese nickel exporter; luxury eco-tourism destination; large French aid recipient; high cost-of-living; lingering wealth disparities
- Area
- 18,575 km²
- Resources
- nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
Religion
world view →- Christian85.1%▼ 0.5pt
- Unaffiliated10.5%▲ 0.5pt
- Muslim2.8%
- Other1%
- Buddhist0.6%
- Religious diversity
- 3.08 / 10 · moderate · 94th of 193
Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.
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