Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 64.4% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 17.5% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

be 25.5% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.

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make 2.8 times more money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.

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Life

be 54.5% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.

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have 13.0% fewer children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 27.4% more coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.

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Infrastructure

find 14.3% more home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Sweden has 40.6 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Sweden is 13.6% cheaper than French Polynesia overall
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French Polynesia is about 108 times smaller than Sweden.
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Sweden: At a glance

Sweden is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 410,335 sq km. A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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