Quality of life comparison
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Switzerland, you would:
Health
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In Switzerland, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In French Polynesia, that number is 49.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Switzerland, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In French Polynesia, that number is 11.7% as of 2025.
make 80.4% less money
Switzerland has a GDP per capita of $114,769 as of 2025, while in French Polynesia, the GDP per capita is $22,440 as of 2024.
Life
have 22.9% more children
In Switzerland, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In French Polynesia, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Switzerland, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In French Polynesia, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 24.4% less home broadband
Switzerland has 47.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. French Polynesia has 35.5 as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
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French Polynesia: At a glance
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