Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 17.7% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 40.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 2.8 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 23.1% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.

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make 19.8% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.

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Life

be 31.8% 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 Chile, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2024.

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have 18.4% fewer children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 31.5% more likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Chile, about 95.6% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 2.5 times more coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.

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Infrastructure

find 33.2% less home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 13.9% more CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chile emits 3.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Chile: At a glance

Chile is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 743,812 sq km. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation. In January 2014, Chile assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term.
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