Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New York instead of French Polynesia, you would:
Economy
make 4.9 times more money
French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $18,600 as of 2021, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
be 62.5% less likely to be unemployed
In French Polynesia, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New York, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 23.4% more likely to have internet access
In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New York, about 89.7% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
