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

Health

be 58.7% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 20.3% of people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

live 4.9 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Estonia, that number is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Economy

be 28.7% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Estonia, that number is 8.3% as of 2025.

View global rankings →

make 53.4% more money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $34,418 as of 2025.

View global rankings →

Life

be 65.9% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 1.5 children do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

have 33.6% fewer children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Basic Needs

be 26.9% more likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 92.2% do as of 2024.

View global rankings →

Geography

see 50.3% more coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

View global rankings →

Environment

emit 2.2 times more CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

View global rankings →


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

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
Read more

How big is Estonia compared to French Polynesia? See an in-depth size comparison.

Share this

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Estonia or French Polynesia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.