Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Czech Republic instead of French Polynesia, you would:

Health

be 46.4% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 4.2 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 75.7% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 60.1% more money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Czech Republic, the GDP per capita is $35,917 as of 2025.

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Life

be 52.3% 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 Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 28.0% fewer children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Czech Republic, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.6% more likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Czech Republic, about 87.7% do as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 2.1 times more CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Czech Republic emits 7.1 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Compare further: French Polynesia vs. Czech Republic

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Czech Republic is 29.2% cheaper than French Polynesia overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
French Polynesia is about 19 times smaller than Czech Republic.
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Moving from French Polynesia to Czech Republic · UN DESA 2020
2 people born in French Polynesia live in Czech Republic.
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Czech Republic: At a glance

Czech Republic is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 77,247 sq km. At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises the Czech Republic and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.
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