Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 46.9% less likely to be obese

In French Polynesia, 49.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 26.1% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.5 years less

In French Polynesia, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Tunisia, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.

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Economy

be 29.6% more likely to be unemployed

In French Polynesia, 11.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Tunisia, that number is 15.1% as of 2025.

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make 79.2% less money

French Polynesia has a GDP per capita of $22,440 as of 2024, while in Tunisia, the GDP per capita is $4,657 as of 2025.

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Life

have 25.1% more children

In French Polynesia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tunisia, there are 13.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.2 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 Tunisia, on the other hand, 9.7 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 54.5% less coastline

French Polynesia has a total of 2,525 km of coastline. In Tunisia, that number is 1,148 km.

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Infrastructure

find 57.9% less home broadband

French Polynesia has 35.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tunisia has 15.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 24.3% less CO2

French Polynesia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Tunisia emits 2.6 tonnes 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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Tunisia: At a glance

Tunisia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 155,360 sq km. Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a "national unity government" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Presidential and parliamentary elections for a permanent government could be held by the end of 2014.
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