Polynesia · territory of France
French Polynesia
- Capital
- Papeetē
- Languages
- French
- Currency
- CFP franc
- People
- 282,465 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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French Polynesia
- 5th highest adult obesity 49.5% · #5 of 195 · 2024
- 6th lowest air pollution (PM2.5) 3.6 µg/m³ · #6 of 213 · 2024
- 19th highest height of women 166.5 cm · #19 of 196 · 2019
Surprising facts about French Polynesia
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among French Polynesia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
French Polynesia among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where French Polynesia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like French Polynesia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs New Zealand French Polynesia has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on French Polynesia.