Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in French Polynesia instead of Niue, you would:
Economy
make 67.6% more money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $11,100 as of 2021, while in French Polynesia, the GDP per capita is $18,600 as of 2021.
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.
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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