Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Laos instead of French Polynesia, you would:
Health
be 81.3% less likely to be obese
In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Laos, that number is 9.2% of people as of 2024.
live 15.0 years less
In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Laos, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 89.8% less likely to be unemployed
In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Laos, that number is 1.2% as of 2025.
make 89.6% less money
French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Laos, the GDP per capita is $2,325 as of 2025.
Life
have 95.8% more children
In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Laos, there are 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.2 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 Laos, on the other hand, 27.2 children do as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 92.3% less home broadband
French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Laos has 2.7 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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