Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 16.2 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 52.0% more money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Wallis and Futuna, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2004.

Life

be 91.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Wallis and Futuna, on the other hand, 4.2 children do as of 2020.

have 57.9% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Wallis and Futuna, there are 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

see 88.4% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Wallis and Futuna, that number is 129 km.

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

Wallis and Futuna: At a glance

Wallis and Futuna is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 142 sq km. The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961.
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