Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tokelau instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

Economy

make 30.5% more money

Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Tokelau, the GDP per capita is $6,004 as of 2017.

be 31.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Tokelau, that number is 2.0% as of 2015.

Basic Needs

be 49.5% more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tokelau, about 58.3% do as of 2021.

be 14.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tokelau, 100% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 85.7% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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