Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tokelau instead of American Samoa, you would:

Economy

be 93.3% less likely to be unemployed

In American Samoa, 29.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Tokelau, that number is 2.0% as of 2015.

make 46.4% less money

American Samoa has a GDP per capita of $11,200 as of 2016, while in Tokelau, the GDP per capita is $6,004 as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 44.7% more likely to have internet access

In American Samoa, approximately 40.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tokelau, about 58.3% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 12.9% less coastline

American Samoa has a total of 116 km of coastline. In Tokelau, that number is 101 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tokelau: At a glance

Tokelau is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12 sq km. Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.
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