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India vs New Caledonia: Compare Statistics

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

India
ind
Leads on 39 of 81 metrics
New Caledonia
ncl
Leads on 29 of 81 metrics

Summary

Comparing India and New Caledonia: India leads on Irrigated Land (754,562) against New Caledonia (100); New Caledonia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (198,000 people) against India (32.94 people); India leads on Female population of reproductive age (389.10 million persons) against New Caledonia (73,318 persons). Across 81 compared metrics, India wins on 39 and New Caledonia wins on 29.

  • 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🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)18.2 %82.01 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 82% (2017 est.)
Radios116107,000★
Televisions6352,000★
Waterways16,180none

Economy

36 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $★8.65B $
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDPNA
Electricity Consumption1.142.74★
Electricity Exports5.15★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7187★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants12★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables16★6
Electricity Imports5.62★0
Electricity Installed Capacity367.8996,200★
Electricity Production1.392.95★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)23.23 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment29.5★27.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)9.02 %★4.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %3.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.8 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption55.43★0
Natural Gas Exports76.45★0
Natural Gas Imports23.96★0
Natural Gas Production31.54★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.29★0
Oil Consumption3.1814,000★
Oil Exports825,600★648
Oil Imports3.0614,330★
Oil Production954,000★0
Oil Proved Reserves5.68★0
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people17 people★
Public Debt46.56.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD★3.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.5220,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300★19,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9★0
Remittances3.56.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.0220.4★
Unemployment Rate4.3 %★11.2 %

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M218,632★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82★4.89
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;200
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivmost of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %★0.64 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7146★
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km★1,840.3 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km★2,254 km
Irrigated Land754,562★100

Government

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Administrative Divisions28★3
Independence15none (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🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.522★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3NA
Underweight Children Under 531.5NA

People and Society

21 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %★47.83 %
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years82.03 years★
Median age of population29.19 years34.84 years★
Population Change14.13M persons★3,328.1 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km16.29 per sq. km★
Total population1.48B persons★298,026.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %★13.6 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %NA
Death Rate (%)8.7 %6 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons★73,318.2 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69130,800★
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people198,000 people★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %★65.94 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km★0.24 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.11 %★
Population living in slums5.41 %★0.25 %
Total deaths8.28M persons1,813.7 persons★
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman1.93 per woman★
Total net-migration-632,939 persons1,100.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births9.8 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇳🇨 New CaledoniaShare
Airports315★21
Civil Air Travel93★1
Heliports289★2

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