Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 13.4 years less

In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 86.2% more children

In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 77.3% more likely to have internet access

In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 45.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 81.4% less coastline

Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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Infrastructure

find 48.3% less home broadband

Wallis and Futuna has 8.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.

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

Compare further: Wallis and Futuna vs. Tuvalu

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Wallis and Futuna is about 5 times bigger than Tuvalu.
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Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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