Australia or French Polynesia: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Australia and French Polynesia are even: 3 : 3 across 7 indicators.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Climate and health: French Polynesia 1:3
- Law and institutions: Australia 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Australia
Indicator
French Polynesia
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
0.9 per 100,000 residents
2023
0.4 per 100,000 residents
2009
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
49%
2022
no data
Costs and work
no winnerGDP per capita
no data for one of the places
$71,934
2025
no data
Climate and health
Better: French Polynesia (1 : 3)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗83.1 years
20241% lower
✓84.2 years
20241% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
81.1 years
2024almost equal
✓81.9 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗85.1 years
20242% lower
✓86.6 years
20242% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✓86.6 years
2023almost equal
86.2 years
2023almost equal
Infant survival
no data for one of the places
99.69%
2024
no data
Survival of children under 5
no data for one of the places
99.64%
2024
no data
Air (PM2.5)
no data for one of the places
6.4 µg/m³ per year
2023
no data
Law and institutions
Better: Australia (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.46 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025125% higher
✗0.65 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202555% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓1.84 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.20 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Australia, French Polynesia.