Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In French Polynesia, that number is 84 years (82 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 58.7% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In French Polynesia, about 72.7% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 19.6 times more coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In French Polynesia, that number is 2,525 km.

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Infrastructure

find 4.1 times more home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. French Polynesia has 35.5 as of 2023.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021–2022), World Bank (2023–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Wallis and Futuna is about 29 times smaller than French Polynesia.
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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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