Melanesia · territory of France
New Caledonia
- Capital
- Nouméa
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- CFP franc
- People
- 295,333 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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New Caledonia
- 8th highest CO₂ per person 18.1 t · #8 of 203 · 2024
- 18th lowest population density 16 per km² · #18 of 209 · 2025
- 29th highest meat supply 89.6 kg · #29 of 189 · 2023
Surprising facts about New Caledonia
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among New Caledonia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
New Caledonia among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where New Caledonia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like New Caledonia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Vanuatu 
vs Fiji 
vs Solomon Islands 
vs Tonga 
vs Tuvalu New Caledonia has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on New Caledonia.