Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Algeria instead of French Polynesia, you would:

Health

be 52.0% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.7 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Algeria, that number is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 72.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In French Polynesia, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Algeria, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2011.

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make 73.0% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Algeria, the GDP per capita is $6,051 as of 2025.

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Life

have 76.2% more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Algeria, there are 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In French Polynesia, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Algeria, on the other hand, 19.5 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 60.5% less coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 km of coastline. In Algeria, that number is 998 km.

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Infrastructure

find 62.5% less home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Algeria has 13.3 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 15.0% more CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2009–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Algeria is 76.6% cheaper than French Polynesia overall
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French Polynesia is about 572 times smaller than Algeria.
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Algeria: At a glance

Algeria is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 2,381,740 sq km. After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has largely dominated politics since. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent. He was reelected to a second term in 2004 and overwhelmingly won a third term in 2009, after the government amended the constitution in 2008 to remove presidential term limits. Longstanding problems continue to face BOUTEFLIKA, including large-scale unemployment, a shortage of housing, unreliable electrical and water supplies, government inefficiencies and corruption, and the continuing activities of extremist militants. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in 2006 merged with al-Qa'ida to form al-Qa'ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb, which has launched an ongoing series of kidnappings and bombings targeting the Algerian Government and Western interests. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies. Parliamentary elections in May 2012 and municipal and provincial elections in November 2012 saw continued dominance by the FLN, with Islamist opposition parties performing poorly. Political protest activity in the country remained low in 2013, but small, sometimes violent socioeconomic demonstrations by disparate groups continued to be a common occurrence. Parliament in 2014 is expected to revise the constitution.
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