Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Niue instead of South Africa, you would:

Health

be 76.7% more likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niue, that number is 50.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 57.1% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.

make 22.4% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $14,300 as of 2023, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $11,100 as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 10.6% more likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niue, about 79.6% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 97.7% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Niue, that number is 64 km.

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

Niue: At a glance

Niue is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 260 sq km. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
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