Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 53.1% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 12.3 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Tajikistan, that number is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 40.6% less likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tajikistan, that number is 6.9% as of 2025.

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make 92.7% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Tajikistan, the GDP per capita is $1,637 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tajikistan, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 5.3 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 Tajikistan, on the other hand, 23.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 23.3% less likely to have internet access

In French Polynesia, approximately 72.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tajikistan, about 55.8% do as of 2024.

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be 10.8% less likely to have access to drinking water

In French Polynesia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Tajikistan, 89% of people do as of 2024.

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Infrastructure

find 97.2% less home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tajikistan has 1.0 as of 2023.

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Environment

emit 73.4% less CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tajikistan emits 0.9 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022). How we calculate this

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Tajikistan: At a glance

Tajikistan is a sovereign country in Central Asia, with a total land area of approximately 141,510 sq km. The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called "basmachi") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan endured several domestic security incidents during 2010-12, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the major role narcotrafficking plays in the country's informal economy.
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