World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Caledonia fits inside the median country 6 times.
New Caledonia: 18,580 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Caledonia’s coastline is 5.1 times as long as the median country’s.
New Caledonia: 2,254 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 707 m above New Caledonia’s.
New Caledonia: 1,628 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 25 times as many people as New Caledonia.
New Caledonia: 295,333 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 6.1 times as densely populated as New Caledonia.
New Caledonia: 16 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Caledonia is 2.8 years older than in the median country.
New Caledonia: 33.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in New Caledonia have 0.1 more children on average than in the median country.
New Caledonia: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in New Caledonia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country.
New Caledonia: 11.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Caledonia and the median country are practically level.
New Caledonia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 5.3 times the size of New Caledonia’s.
New Caledonia: $8.55 billion (2024) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 11% in New Caledonia, versus 5.1% in the median country.
New Caledonia: 11.2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in New Caledonia live 4.3 years longer than in the median country.
New Caledonia: 78.9 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Caledonia drink 89% more alcohol than in the median country.
New Caledonia: 8.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Caledonia has 59% more meat per person than the median country.
New Caledonia: 89.6 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Caledonia has 79 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
New Caledonia: 3,016 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 70% more tourists per resident than New Caledonia (2019).
New Caledonia: 0.2 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
New Caledonia and the median country are practically level.
New Caledonia: 82% (2017) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Caledonia and the median country are practically level.
New Caledonia: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
68% of people in New Caledonia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
New Caledonia: 68% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, New Caledonia 92.
New Caledonia: 92 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 46% of New Caledonia, but only 31% of the median country.
New Caledonia: 45.8% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Caledonia emits 6 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
New Caledonia: 18.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 27% in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia: 26.9% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in New Caledonia.
New Caledonia: 4.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
New Caledonia: no data · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country and New Caledonia are practically level.
New Caledonia: 22.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Caledonia gets 54% more rain than the median country.
New Caledonia: 1,558 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is New Caledonia bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. New Caledonia fits inside the median country 6 times.
Which has more people, New Caledonia or the median country?
The median country has 25 times as many people as New Caledonia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, New Caledonia or the median country?
People in New Caledonia live 4.3 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years in New Caledonia and 74.6 in the median country.