Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Economy

be 98.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In French Polynesia, that number is 21.8% as of 2012.

Life

be 69.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In French Polynesia, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.

have 11.1% fewer children

In Antigua and Barbuda, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In French Polynesia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Geography

see 16.5 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 km of coastline. In French Polynesia, that number is 2,525 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

French Polynesia: At a glance

French Polynesia is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 3,827 sq km. The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were halted in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded.
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