French Polynesia

East Asia & Pacific·High income

Population: 281K; 180th of 217
GDP: $6.4B; 168th of 214 · 2023
GDP per capita: $22,774; 69th of 214 · 2023
Life expectancy: 84.1; 5th of 217

Benchmarked against

French Polynesia

Northern Mariana Islands

American Samoa

Japan

Palau

Default peers are drawn from region, income, and bloc membership — swap in any country you like. The gray tick on each strip is the world median.

small, territorial-island tourism-based economy; large French financing; lower EU import duties; Pacific Islands Forum member; fairly resilient from COVID-19; oil-dependent infrastructure

Area: 4,167 km²
Resources: timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian93.4%
Unaffiliated5%
Other1%

Religious diversity: 1.45 / 10 · low · 141st of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

PYF

MNP

ASM

JPN

GDP

current US$

$6.4B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

-$6.5M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

39.7%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

2.2%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

10.6%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Population

people

281K–––

Population density

people per km²

80.8–––

Urban population

% of total

62.3%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

1.5–––

Net migration

people

-1,261–––

Population under 15

% of total

19.1%–––

Population 65+

% of total

11.3%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

15.5K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

2,532.2–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.7–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

1.45–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

5%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#168/214

$6.4B2023

GDP per capita

current US$

#69/214

$22,7742023

GDP growth

annual %

#116/214

3%2023

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#54/207

$25,2702023

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#113/213

4%2023

FDI inflows

current US$

#180/201

-$6.5M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#151/205

39.7%2023

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#149/206

2.2%2020

Industry value added

% of GDP

#184/208

10.6%2020

Unemployment

% of labor force

#158/187

11.7%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#180/217

281Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#122/216

80.8latest

Urban population

% of total

#112/215

62.3%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#5/217

84.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#155/217

1.5latest

Net migration

people

#114/217

-1,2612024

Population under 15

% of total

#132/217

19.1%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#88/217

11.3%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#95/195

1.7latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#72/139

81.8%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#128/210

72.7%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#94/214

118.82023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#39/208

35.62023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#84/215

2,771.42024

Access to electricity

% of population

#40/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

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Energy use per capita

kWh

#96/198

15.5K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#100/202

2,532.22022

Electricity generation

TWh

#161/202

0.72022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#90/202

33.8%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#104/202

66.2%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#39/204

0.92024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#107/204

3.32024

Share of global CO₂

#177/204

0%2024

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#109/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#145/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#81/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#107/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#97/210

0.5642024

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#141/193

1.452020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#91/193

5%2020

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