press rank #25 · 
~$1,690/mo
Can you live unwatched in Réunion?
Ranked #25 for press freedom; civil liberties broadly intact. Not individually assessed beyond public indices.
The privacy scorecard
6 cameras / 1,000 people press rank #25 ~$1,690/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.
5 real places in Réunion
Facial recognition, Bitcoin friendliness and cost vary by city even inside the same country.
Saint-Denis (Réunion)
~$1,700/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Saint-Pierre (Réunion)
~$1,650/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Saint-Leu (Réunion)
~$1,700/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Saint-Gilles-les-Bains
~$1,750/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Hell-Bourg
~$1,650/mo facial recognition unlikely₿ crypto 2/5Weigh Réunion against your own threat model
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