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

Health

be 66.4% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.2 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Austria, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 52.1% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Austria, that number is 5.6% as of 2025.

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make 2.8 times more money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Austria, the GDP per capita is $62,930 as of 2025.

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Life

be 36.4% less 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 Austria, on the other hand, 2.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 21.4% fewer children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Austria, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 15.2% less home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Austria has 30.1 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 82.7% more CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Austria emits 6.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Austria: At a glance

Austria is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 82,445 sq km. Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria's status remained unclear for a decade. A State Treaty signed in 1955 ended the occupation, recognized Austria's independence, and forbade unification with Germany. A constitutional law that same year declared the country's "perpetual neutrality" as a condition for Soviet military withdrawal. The Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and Austria's entry into the European Union in 1995 have altered the meaning of this neutrality. A prosperous, democratic country, Austria entered the EU Economic and Monetary Union in 1999.
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