press rank #25 · ~$2,275/mo

Can you live unwatched in French Polynesia?

Ranked #25 for press freedom; civil liberties broadly intact. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.

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The privacy scorecard

State surveillance4/5
Facial recognition4/5
No national ID2/5
Data-protection law3/5
Encryption4/5
VPN freedom5/5
Democracy4/5
Free expression5/5
Cash still works4/5
Financial privacy3/5
Crypto freedom3/5
Easy to stay2/5
Off-grid living5/5
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #25 ~$2,275/mo national average

Childhood vaccines: compulsory by law13 in total

Eleven vaccines became compulsory in 2018. Two meningococcal vaccines were added in January 2025, so children born from 2023 owe thirteen. The same law applies here.

If you skip them: No place in a creche, a preschool or a school. Parents get three months from the start of the school year to begin.

Exemptions: Medical only, and rarely granted.

Source: French vaccination schedule 2025, health ministry

Legal & financial exposure

Facts about the law, not a privacy score: whether each one helps or hurts depends on what you are trying to do.

Does not report your account balances abroad

No extradition treaty with the US

5 of 7 signals are unverified for this country: not shown, rather than guessed.

14 real places in French Polynesia

Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.

Tahiti (Punaauia)

~$2,600/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Papeete

~$2,250/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Moorea

~$2,600/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Raiatea

~$2,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Huahine (Fare)

~$2,400/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Huahine

~$2,100/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Taha'a

~$2,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Vaitape (Bora Bora)

~$2,450/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Rangiroa

~$2,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Rurutu

~$2,050/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Nuku Hiva (Taiohae)

~$2,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

Maupiti

~$2,150/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5

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Country-level estimates for orientation, not legal advice. Surveillance law changes fast: verify anything you would act on.