Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 73.0% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 13.3% of people as of 2024.

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live 23.5 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Mali, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 62 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 Mali, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.

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make 94.7% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Mali, the GDP per capita is $1,193 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.7 times more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mali, there are 39.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 10.8 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 Mali, on the other hand, 47.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 45.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In French Polynesia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Mali, that number is 54% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2023.

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be 49.4% less likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mali, about 36.8% do as of 2024.

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be 13.6% less likely to have access to drinking water

In French Polynesia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Mali, 86% of people do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 97.8% less home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Mali has 0.8 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 91.3% less CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mali emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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

Compare further: French Polynesia vs. Mali

Cost of Living Comparison · 5 categories - 2026 data
Mali is 62.4% cheaper than French Polynesia overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
French Polynesia is about 298 times smaller than Mali.
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Moving from French Polynesia to Mali · UN DESA 2020
398 people born in French Polynesia live in Mali.
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Mali: At a glance

Mali is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,220,190 sq km. The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou Toumani TOURE, who was elected to a second term in 2007 elections that were widely judged to be free and fair. Malian returnees from Libya in 2011 exacerbated tensions in northern Mali, and Tuareg ethnic militias started a rebellion in January 2012. Low- and mid-level soldiers, frustrated with the poor handling of the rebellion overthrew TOURE on 22 March. Intensive mediation efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) returned power to a civilian administration in April with the appointment of interim President Dioncounda TRAORE. The post-coup chaos led to rebels expelling the Malian military from the three northern regions of the country and allowed Islamic militants to set up strongholds. Hundreds of thousands of northern Malians fled the violence to southern Mali and neighboring countries, exacerbating regional food insecurity in host communities. An international military intervention to retake the three northern regions began in January 2013 and within a month most of the north had been retaken. In a democratic presidential election conducted in July and August of 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA was elected president in the second round.
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