| Attribute |
New Caledonia × | 
Aruba × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 18,575 | 180 |
| Continent | Australia | North America |
| Land area (km²) | 18,275 | 180 |
| Water area (km²) | 300 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 2,254 | 68.5 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,628 | 188 |
| People | | |
| Population | 290,009 | 119,428 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies | - |
| Short country name | New Caledonia | Aruba |
| Long local name | Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances | - |
| Short local name | Nouvelle-Caledonie | - |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Noumea | Oranjestad |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 11,110,000,000 | 4,158,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 9,770,000,000 | 2,700,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2 | 1.2 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 31,100 | 37,500 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | - | 17 |
| Labor force | 119,500 | 51,610 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 14.7 | 7.7 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 17 | - |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,995,000,000 | 681,600,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,993,000,000 | 755,500,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 20.4 | 25.2 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 0 | -2.7 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 6.5 | 86 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | - | 1 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | - | 7 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | - | 0 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | - | 0 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 9,522,000,000 | 1,848,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -1,469,000,000 | 22,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 2,207,000,000 | 137,100,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 2,715,000,000 | 1,122,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | - | 921,800,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 112,000,000 | 693,200,000 |
| National currency | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs | US Dollar |
| National currency (code) | XPF | USD |
| National currency (symbol) | F | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 110.2 | 1.79 |