Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

Economy

be 12.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In French Polynesia, that number is 11.7% as of 2023.

be 16.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 16.9% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In French Polynesia, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2009.

Life

be 15.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, approximately 5.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In French Polynesia, on the other hand, 4.4 children do as of 2022.

have 64.3% more children

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In French Polynesia, there are 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Geography

see 126.2 times more coastline

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a total of 20 km of coastline. In French Polynesia, that number is 2,525 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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