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New Caledonia places highest on Cereal Yield (top 3% worldwide) and lowest on CO₂ Emissions per Capita (bottom 3%).
New Caledonia in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
New Caledonia appears in 56 of the statistics tracked here, but is not placed in the Country Index: the index needs a standing on three quarters of its topics, and New Caledonia is measured on too few of them. Every published reading below is unaffected.
At a glance
Population
289,870
people
since 1950
Land area
18,576
km²
since 1961
Life expectancy
78.77
years at birth
since 1950
Unemployment
11.17
% of the labour force
since 1991
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About New Caledonia
Key facts about New Caledonia
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Official language
- French
- Currency
- CFP Franc (XPF)
- ISO code
- NCL · NC
- Domain · dialling
- .nc · +687
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is New Caledonia’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
117thof 193
From 2 of 3 key statistics
115thof 182
From 4 of 4 key statistics
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — New Caledonia holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for New Caledonia’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for New Caledonia in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where New Caledonia stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which New Caledonia sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where New Caledonia does best5
In the top third of all countries measured. 1 is within ten places of the best in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 7thCereal Yieldtop 3%
Position · derived 7th of 179 · 9,790 · 2023
world median 3,072 (better) · ▲ 28 pts since 2013
Position · derived 27th of 182 · 65.36 · 2025
world median 22.16 (better) · ▼ 5 pts since 2015
- Life Expectancy at Age 65top 23%
Position · derived 52nd of 222 · 19.14 · 2023
world median 16.39 (better) · ▲ 2 pts since 2013
- Life Expectancy at Birthtop 27%
Position · derived 60th of 222 · 78.77 · 2023
world median 74.63 (better) · ▲ 4 pts since 2013
- Access to Electricitytop 28%
Not ranked by the publisher · 100 · 2024
world median 100 · ▼ 8 pts since 2014
Where New Caledonia struggles most5
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 1 is within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 8thCO₂ Emissions per Capitabottom 3%
Position · derived 8th of 210 · 1 = worst · 18.07 · 2024
world median 3.21 (worse)
- Youth Unemployment Ratebottom 8%
Position · derived 15th of 182 · 1 = worst · 33.11 · 2025
world median 12.83 (worse)
- Unemployment Ratebottom 16%
Position · derived 30th of 182 · 1 = worst · 11.17 · 2025
world median 5.084 (worse)
- Food Production Indexbottom 16%
Position · derived 163rd of 195 · 94.76 · 2022
world median 106.08 (worse) · ▼ 18 pts since 2012
- Livestock Production Indexbottom 18%
Position · derived 159th of 194 · 94.96 · 2022
world median 107.06 (worse) · ▼ 27 pts since 2012
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so New Caledonia can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04Over time
Which way it is moving
The published rank in widely quoted reports, edition by edition — each end with the size of that year’s field — and the statistics, not already named above, on which it has gained or lost the most ground.
Gaining ground
Where New Caledonia has climbed against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Prevalence of Undernourishment+13 pts since 2013
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation+5 pts since 2014
Losing ground
Where New Caledonia has slipped against the rest of the world, in percentile points.
- Female Labour Force Participation Rate-32 pts since 2015
- Labour Force Participation Rate-28 pts since 2015
05In context
New Caledonia and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
New Caledonia has no land border with another country.
Across Melanesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world.
- 62
Fiji - 106
Vanuatu - =129
Solomon Islands - =138
Papua New Guinea - —
New Caledonianot placed
06The evidence
Every statistic we hold for New Caledonia
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe — select a row for the world median, the best in the world and the trend.
Governance & Institutions4
Control of Corruption87th of 211position · derived0.137Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 41% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Control of Corruption (−2.5 to 2.5)
New Caledonia 0.137 · world median -0.197 (better)
Best in the world 2.259 (Denmark)
No real change since 2021
Rule of Law88th of 211position · derived0.257Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 41% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Rule of Law estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
New Caledonia 0.257 · world median -0.102 (better)
Best in the world 2.012 (Finland)
▼ -23 percentile points since 2018
Voice and Accountability98th of 206position · derived0.069Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 47% of 206 countries measured
World Bank Group · Voice and Accountability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
New Caledonia 0.069 · world median -0.022 (better)
Best in the world 1.825 (Norway)
▼ -24 percentile points since 2018
Economy & Innovation6
Crop Production Index154th of 195position · derived94.33Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
bottom 21% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100)
New Caledonia 94.33 · world median 106.23 (worse)
Best in the world 189.93 (Senegal)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2012
Food Production Index163rd of 195position · derived94.76Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
bottom 16% of 195 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100)
New Caledonia 94.76 · world median 106.08 (worse)
Best in the world 177.49 (Senegal)
▼ -18 percentile points since 2012
Foreign Direct Investment Inflowstop 20%4.835FDI inflows (% of GDP)2025
top 20% of 202 countries measured
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · FDI inflows (% of GDP)
New Caledonia 4.835 · world median 1.968
Highest 2,221 (British Virgin Islands)
▼ -11 percentile points since 2015
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index95th of 175rank44.05LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)2026
bottom 44% of 167 countries measured · 167 share 175 positions
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
New Caledonia 44.05 · world median 56.21 (worse)
Best in the world 1,319 (China)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2016
Livestock Production Index159th of 194position · derived94.96Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)2022
bottom 18% of 194 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100)
New Caledonia 94.96 · world median 107.06 (worse)
Best in the world 190.08 (Malawi)
▼ -27 percentile points since 2012
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)31st of 180position · derived16.79Natural resources rents (% of GDP)2021
top 15% of 197 countries measured · 197 share 180 positions
World Bank Group · Natural resources rents (% of GDP)
New Caledonia 16.79 · world median 1.708
Highest 61.03 (Libya)
▲ +26 percentile points since 2011
Work & Labour13
Average Weekly Hours Worked131st of 182position · derived35.33Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person2025
bottom 28% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person
New Caledonia 35.33 · world median 38.89
Highest 54.7 (Bhutan)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Agriculture158th of 182position · derived1.782Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)2025
bottom 13% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)
New Caledonia 1.782 · world median 14.38
Highest 85.34 (Burundi)
▲ +6 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Industry72nd of 182position · derived20.65Employment in industry (% of total employment)2025
top 39% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in industry (% of total employment)
New Caledonia 20.65 · world median 18.88
Highest 39.44 (Oman)
▼ -20 percentile points since 2015
Employment in Services32nd of 182position · derived77.57Employment in services (% of total employment)2025
top 17% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employment in services (% of total employment)
New Caledonia 77.57 · world median 59.51
Highest 92.17 (Djibouti)
No real change since 2015
Employment-to-Population Ratio139th of 182position · derived50.12Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)2025
bottom 24% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
New Caledonia 50.12 · world median 57.72 (worse)
Best in the world 86.9 (Qatar)
▼ -16 percentile points since 2015
Female Labour Force Participation Rate112th of 182position · derived51.07Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)2025
bottom 39% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
New Caledonia 51.07 · world median 53.36 (worse)
Best in the world 82.91 (Madagascar)
▼ -32 percentile points since 2015
Labour Force Participation Rate130th of 182position · derived56.42Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)2025
bottom 29% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%)
New Caledonia 56.42 · world median 61.66 (worse)
Best in the world 87.01 (Qatar)
▼ -28 percentile points since 2015
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked27th of 182position · derived65.36Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)2025
top 14% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP)
New Caledonia 65.36 · world median 22.16 (better)
Best in the world 164.65 (Ireland)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2015
Self-Employment Rate130th of 182position · derived17.14Self-employed (% of total employment)2025
bottom 29% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Self-employed (% of total employment)
New Caledonia 17.14 · world median 31.84
Highest 91.56 (Chad)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2015
Unemployment Rate30th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst11.17Unemployment (% of labour force)2025
bottom 16% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment (% of labour force)
New Caledonia 11.17 · world median 5.084 (worse)
Best in the world 0.13 (Qatar)
No real change since 2015
Vulnerable Employment129th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst14.16Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)2025
top 29% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
New Caledonia 14.16 · world median 28.67 (better)
Best in the world 0.456 (Qatar)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2015
Youth Unemployment Rate15th of 182position · derived · 1 = worst33.11Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)2025
bottom 8% of 182 countries measured
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force)
New Caledonia 33.11 · world median 12.83 (worse)
Best in the world 0.457 (Niger)
No real change since 2015
Education & Knowledge2
Adult Literacy Rate69th of 172position · derived96.14Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)2024
top 40% of 172 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%)
New Caledonia 96.14 · world median 93.99 (better)
Best in the world 100 (3 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Youth Literacy Ratetop 35%99.0915–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)2024
top 35% of 174 countries measured
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%)
New Caledonia 99.09 · world median 98.22 (better)
Best in the world 100 (6 countries tied)
No earlier reading to compare
Health & Wellbeing4
Global Violent Deaths83rd of 206position · derived · 1 = worst5.56Violent deaths per 100,000 people2021
bottom 39% of 209 countries measured · 209 share 206 positions
Small Arms Survey · Violent deaths per 100,000 people
New Caledonia 5.56 · world median 4.02 (worse)
Best in the world 0 (4 countries tied)
▼ -19 percentile points since 2011
Life Expectancy at Age 6552nd of 222position · derived19.14Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates2023
top 23% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates
New Caledonia 19.14 · world median 16.39 (better)
Best in the world 23.21 (Monaco)
▲ +2 percentile points since 2013
Life Expectancy at Birth60th of 222position · derived78.77Years a newborn would live at current death rates2023
top 27% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates
New Caledonia 78.77 · world median 74.63 (better)
Best in the world 86.37 (Monaco)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Prevalence of Undernourishment87th of 104position · derived · 1 = worst4.9Population undernourished (%)2023
top 48% of 165 countries measured · 165 share 104 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Population undernourished (%)
New Caledonia 4.9 · world median 5.2 (better)
Best in the world 2.5 (62 countries tied)
▲ +13 percentile points since 2013
Development & Human Capital2
Access to Electricitytop 28%100Population with electricity access (%)2024
top 28% of 215 countries measured
World Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)
New Caledonia 100 · world median 100
Best in the world 100 (122 countries tied)
▼ -8 percentile points since 2014
Cereal Yield7th of 179position · derived9,790Cereal yield (kg per hectare)2023
top 3% of 179 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
New Caledonia 9,790 · world median 3,072 (better)
Best in the world 29,147 (Oman)
▲ +28 percentile points since 2013
Environment & Sustainability10
Agricultural Land177th of 209position · derived10.07Agricultural land (% of land area)2023
bottom 15% of 209 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Agricultural land (% of land area)
New Caledonia 10.07 · world median 37.96
Highest 86.48 (Côte d’Ivoire)
No real change since 2013
Arable Land per Person172nd of 206position · derived0.021Arable land (hectares per person)2023
bottom 17% of 206 countries measured
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Arable land (hectares per person)
New Caledonia 0.021 · world median 0.109
Highest 1.459 (Kazakhstan)
No real change since 2013
Carbon Intensity of Electricity63rd of 193position · derived · 1 = worst564.1Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)2024
bottom 32% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
New Caledonia 564.1 · world median 468.81 (worse)
Best in the world 23.49 (Ethiopia)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2014
CO₂ Emissions per Capita8th of 210position · derived · 1 = worst18.07Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)2024
bottom 3% of 210 countries measured
Global Carbon Project · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
New Caledonia 18.07 · world median 3.21 (worse)
Best in the world 0.054 (DR Congo)
No real change since 2014
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare26th of 188position · derived248.91Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)2023
top 13% of 191 countries measured · 191 share 188 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
New Caledonia 248.91 · world median 87.36
Highest 2,926 (Malaysia)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2013
Forest Area60th of 210position · derived45.83Forest area (% of land area)2023
top 28% of 213 countries measured · 213 share 210 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Forest area (% of land area)
New Caledonia 45.83 · world median 31.08
Highest 94.45 (Suriname)
No real change since 2013
Land Under Cereal Production168th of 179position · derived298Land under cereal production (hectares)2023
bottom 7% of 180 countries measured · 180 share 179 positions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) · Land under cereal production (hectares)
New Caledonia 298 · world median 689,278
Highest 103,715,108 (India)
No real change since 2013
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity Generation112th of 190position · derived26.92Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated)2024
bottom 42% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated)
New Caledonia 26.92 · world median 35.66 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2014
Renewable Share of Electricity Generation104th of 190position · derived26.92Renewables (% of electricity generated)2024
bottom 46% of 193 countries measured · 193 share 190 positions
Ember · Renewables (% of electricity generated)
New Caledonia 26.92 · world median 31.14 (worse)
Best in the world 100 (7 countries tied)
▲ +5 percentile points since 2014
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generationtop 39%9.615Wind and solar (% of electricity generated)2024
top 39% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated)
New Caledonia 9.615 · world median 5.769 (better)
Best in the world 69.12 (Denmark)
▼ -10 percentile points since 2014
Gender & Equality1
Sex Ratio at Birthtop 31%105.9Male births per 100 female births2023
top 31% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Male births per 100 female births
New Caledonia 105.9 · world median 105.1
Highest 116.3 (Liechtenstein)
▼ -4 percentile points since 2013
Peace & Security1
Political Stability and Absence of Violence95th of 211position · derived0.292Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)2025
top 45% of 211 countries measured
World Bank Group · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)
New Caledonia 0.292 · world median 0.171 (better)
Best in the world 1.563 (Andorra)
▼ -26 percentile points since 2018
Mobility & Trade1
Net Migration Ratetop 30%1.673Net migrants per 1,000 population2023
top 30% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Net migrants per 1,000 population
New Caledonia 1.673 · world median -0.133
Highest 39.62 (South Sudan)
▼ -18 percentile points since 2013
Energy2
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)bottom 44%0Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation)2024
bottom 44% of 193 countries measured
Ember · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation)
New Caledonia 0 · world median 0
Highest 707.07 (Palestine)
No real change since 2014
Nuclear Share of Electricity Generationbottom 41%0Nuclear (% of electricity generated)2024
bottom 41% of 183 countries measured
Ember · Nuclear (% of electricity generated)
New Caledonia 0 · world median 0
Highest 67.4 (France)
No real change since 2014
People & Population10
Crude Birth Ratetop 48%14.26Births per 1,000 population2023
top 48% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Births per 1,000 population
New Caledonia 14.26 · world median 13.79
Highest 46.36 (Central African Republic)
▲ +7 percentile points since 2013
Crude Death Ratebottom 30%6.271Deaths per 1,000 population2023
bottom 30% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Deaths per 1,000 population
New Caledonia 6.271 · world median 7.303
Highest 25.58 (Vatican City)
▲ +12 percentile points since 2013
Median Age of the Populationtop 43%33.89Median age (years)2023
top 43% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Median age (years)
New Caledonia 33.89 · world median 31.52
Highest 59.63 (Vatican City)
No real change since 2013
Population Aged 65 and Overtop 41%11.09Share of the total population aged 65 and over (%)2023
top 41% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 65 and over (%)
New Caledonia 11.09 · world median 8.32
Highest 44.7 (Vatican City)
▼ -5 percentile points since 2013
Population Densitybottom 9%15.86People per square kilometre of land2023
bottom 9% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · People per square kilometre of land
New Caledonia 15.86 · world median 96.92
Highest 26,145 (Monaco)
▼ -3 percentile points since 2013
Population Growth Ratetop 48%0.966Population growth (% per year)2023
top 48% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Population growth (% per year)
New Caledonia 0.966 · world median 0.888
Highest 5.862 (South Sudan)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2013
Population Under Age 15bottom 47%21.53Share of the total population aged 0–14 (%)2023
bottom 47% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 0–14 (%)
New Caledonia 21.53 · world median 22.71
Highest 49.17 (Central African Republic)
No real change since 2013
Sex Ratio of the Total Populationbottom 37%97.31Males per 100 females2023
bottom 37% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Males per 100 females
New Caledonia 97.31 · world median 98.48
Highest 251.08 (Qatar)
▼ -30 percentile points since 2013
Total Dependency Ratiobottom 25%48.4People aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–642023
bottom 25% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · People aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–64
New Caledonia 48.4 · world median 54.73
Highest 105.18 (Central African Republic)
▼ -14 percentile points since 2013
Total Fertility Ratetop 48%1.98Live births per woman2023
top 48% of 222 countries measured
UN DESA Population Division · Live births per woman
New Caledonia 1.98 · world median 1.962
Highest 6.132 (Somalia)
▲ +4 percentile points since 2013
Not currently covered
The newest edition of these reports does not include New Caledonia. Usually the publisher does not cover it; sometimes it has dropped out of a ranking it used to appear in.
- Academic Freedom Index
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
- Adjusted Net Savings
- Agricultural Emissions
- Agricultural Irrigated Land
- Agriculture Orientation Index
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2019
- Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum
- Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs
- Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff
- Business Ready: Operational Efficiency
- Business Ready: Public Services
- Business Ready: Regulatory Framework
- Central Bank Independence Index
- Cereal Import Dependency Ratio
- Child Marriage
- Children with Functional Difficulties
- Civic Space Ratings
- Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
- Coefficient of Human Inequality
- Completeness of Birth Registration
- Container Port Traffic · last seen 2021
- Corruption Perceptions Index
- Cost of Sending Remittances
- Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
- Deaths in Organized Violence
- Debt Service on External Debt
- Deliberative Democracy Index
- Dietary Energy Supply
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports · last seen 2023
- Ecological Footprint
- Economic Complexity Index
- Egalitarian Democracy Index
- Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)
- Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months
- Expected Years of Schooling
- Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)
- Fatal Occupational Injuries · last seen 2015
- Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence
- Female Share of Researchers
- Female Share of Senior and Middle Management
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
- Firms with a Female Top Manager
- Freedom of Expression and Alternative Sources of Information Index
- GDP Growth · last seen 2024
- GDP per Capita (PPP)
- GDP per Person Employed
- Gender Development Index
- Gender Inequality Index
- Gender Social Norms Index
- General Government Consumption · last seen 2017
- Gini Index
- Global Innovation Index
- Global Militarisation Index
- Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
- Global Report on Food Crises
- GNI per Capita (PPP)
- Government AI Readiness Index
- Government Censorship of the Media
- Government Effectiveness
- Government Funding per Primary Student
- Government Internet Shutdowns
- Government Spending on Education
- GovTech Maturity Index
- Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Gross Savings (% of GDP) · last seen 2016
- Harmonized Test Scores
- Household Consumption · last seen 2024
- Human Capital Index
- Human Development Index
- ICT Goods Exports · last seen 2015
- ICT Services Exports · last seen 2007
- Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary
- Income Share Held by Lowest 20%
- Income Share Held by Richest 10%
- Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP) · last seen 2019
- Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index
- Infant Mortality Rate
- INFORM Risk Index
- INFORM Severity Index
- Informal Employment Rate
- Internal Displacements by Disaster · last seen 2023
- Judicial Constraints on the Executive Index
- Learning Poverty
- Learning-Adjusted Years of School
- Liberal Democracy Index
- Livestock Density
- Logistics Performance Index
- Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) · last seen 2017
- Maternal Mortality Ratio
- Mean Years of Schooling
- Median Daily Income or Consumption per Person
- Military Dimension Index
- Mobile Phone Ownership
- ND-GAIN Country Index
- Net Official Development Assistance Received · last seen 1999
- Open Data Inventory
- Organic Agricultural Area
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary · last seen 1986
- Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary
- Palma Ratio
- Participatory Democracy Index
- Pesticide Use per Hectare
- Physical Violence Index
- PISA Mathematics Performance
- PISA Reading Performance
- PISA Science Performance
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI
- Political Corruption Index
- Political Violence by Non-State Actors
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
- Poverty Headcount at National Poverty Lines
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day
- Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day
- Pre-Primary Net Enrolment Rate
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
- Primary Completion Rate
- Primary Energy Consumption per Capita
- Prosperity Gap
- Public Sector Employment
- Public Sector Wage Bill
- Refugee Population by Country of Asylum
- Refugees by Country of Origin · last seen 2024
- Regulatory Quality
- Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita
- Research and Development Spending
- Researchers per Million Inhabitants
- RISE Energy Efficiency Policy Score
- RISE Renewable Energy Policy Score
- School Life Expectancy
- Secondary School Enrolment · last seen 1991
- Short-Term Share of External Debt
- Smartphone Ownership
- Social Institutions and Gender Index
- Societal Poverty Rate
- State Authority over Territory
- Statistical Performance Indicators
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
- Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products
- Tertiary Enrolment Ratio
- Trade (% of GDP) · last seen 2024
- Trade Union Density
- Under-Five Mortality Rate
- Upper Secondary Attainment · last seen 2019
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate
- V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index
- Violent Discipline of Children
- Water Stress
- Water Withdrawal by Sector
- Women, Business and the Law
- Women's Political Empowerment Index
- Working Poverty Rate
- World Energy Trilemma Index
- World Risk Index
- Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training · last seen 2023
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- The scores and ranks belong to their publishers. Nothing is adjusted, rescaled or re-ranked; each is reproduced from the edition named beside it. Where a row says position · derived, the publisher ranks nobody on that measure and the position is ours, made by ordering the published score.
- Each statistic shows its newest edition, which is not always the edition the Country Index uses: the index pins every source to one data year so its average compares like with like.
How a standing is built from percentiles, why New Caledonia can move because other countries moved, and why publishers measure between 120 and 215 countries each are set out in full in how a standing is made and what a standing cannot tell you.
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- Statistics: 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
- Capital, languages, currency, codes: Wikidata, public domain (CC0).
- Map and land borders: Natural Earth, public domain. Borders are de facto — where administration actually changes — not claimed.
Photographs
The photograph of New Caledonia on this page comes from Wikimedia Commons and is shown in greyscale. The photographer and the licence are named beside each one.
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Nations Inquiry (2026). New Caledonia: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/new-caledonia