If you lived in Bahamas instead of Tokelau, you would:

Economy

make 5.3 times more money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Bahamas, the GDP per capita is $32,000 as of 2023.

be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 61.2% more likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Bahamas, about 94.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 35.1 times more coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.


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

Bahamas: At a glance

Bahamas is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 10,010 sq km. Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US.
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