Bahamas vs New Caledonia

Bahamas and New Caledonia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Bahamas has about 1.4 times as many people as New Caledonia: 403,033 against 295,333 in 2025.
• GDP per person in Bahamas ($39,455) is 35% higher than in New Caledonia ($29,213) in 2024.
• The economy grew faster in Bahamas (3.4%) than in New Caledonia (-13.5%), a difference of 16.9 percentage points in 2024.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Bahamas (1.1% in 2025) than in New Caledonia (0.6% in 2016), a difference of 0.5 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in New Caledonia (11.2%) than in Bahamas (9.2%), a difference of 2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in New Caledonia can expect to live 4.2 years longer than one born in Bahamas: 78.9 years against 74.7 years in 2024.
• The population of Bahamas is older: half of its people are over 34.6 years, against 33.9 years in New Caledonia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Bahamas (92.5% in 2024) than in New Caledonia (82% in 2017), a difference of 10.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in New Caledonia (17.1 tonnes) are about 4.8 times as high as in Bahamas (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Bahamas (50.9%) than in New Caledonia (48.1%), a difference of 2.8 percentage points in 2024.