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Australia vs New Caledonia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 81 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 41 of 81 metrics
New Caledonia
ncl
Leads on 22 of 81 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and New Caledonia: New Caledonia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (198,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); New Caledonia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (20,000) against Australia (1.18); New Caledonia leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (996,200) against Australia (65.56). Across 81 compared metrics, Australia wins on 41 and New Caledonia wins on 22.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 36 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 3 metrics compared
  • Health: 4 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 21 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.55 %★82.01 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2017 est.)
Radios25.5107,000★
Televisions10.1552,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

36 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★8.65B $
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDPNA
Electricity Consumption229.4★2.74
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7287★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★6
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56996,200★
Electricity Production243★2.95
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)241 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment27.427.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.34 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★3.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★14,000
Oil Exports312,600★648
Oil Imports731,400★14,330
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty LineNA17 people
Public Debt586.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD3.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1820,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★19,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.16.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★20.4
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★11.2 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M218,632★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.654.89★
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.64 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98146★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★1,840.3 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★2,254 km
Irrigated Land19,450★100

Government

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Administrative Divisions6★3
Independence1none (overseas collectivity of France) note: in three independence referenda, on 4 November 2018, 4 October 2020, and 12 December 2021, the majority voted to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quo
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.422★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

21 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★47.83 %
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★82.03 years
Median age of population38.51 years★34.84 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★3,328.1 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★16.29 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★298,026.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %13.6 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★73,318.2 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91130,800★
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people198,000 people★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★65.94 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.11 %
Population living in slums0.03 %0.25 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons1,813.7 persons★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman1.93 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★1,100.4 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★9.8 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Airports2,257★21
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft1
Heliports392★2

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