Quality of life comparison

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

Health

be 26.5% less likely to be obese

In Niue, 66.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In French Polynesia, that number is 49.1% of people as of 2024.

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Geography

see 39.5 times more coastline

Niue has a total of 64 km of coastline. In French Polynesia, that number is 2,525 km.

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Sources: World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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French Polynesia: At a glance

French Polynesia is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 3,827 sq km. The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were halted in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded.
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