New Caledonia, press rank #25 · 
~$1,750/mo
Can you live unwatched in Île des Pins (Vao)?
Surveillance, facial recognition and crypto rules read here for the city itself, not the national average.
The privacy scorecard
The six marked ° below are read for Île des Pins (Vao) itself. The rest are set by New Caledonia’s national law, the same across every city in the country.
press rank #25 (New Caledonia) ~$1,750/mo, this city
safety 4/5
geopolitical stability 4/5
Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law13 in total
Eleven vaccines became compulsory in 2018. Two meningococcal vaccines were added in January 2025, so children born from 2023 owe thirteen. The same law applies here.
If you skip them: No place in a creche, a preschool or a school. Parents get three months from the start of the school year to begin.
Exemptions: Medical only, and rarely granted.
Source: French vaccination schedule 2025, health ministry
Legal & financial exposure
Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.
Reports your account balances abroad (CRS)
No extradition treaty with the US
5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.
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