Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 46.7% less money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2023.

be 15.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Basic Needs

be 17.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tokelau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Kiribati, 82% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.3 times more coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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

Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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