Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 18.0 times more money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $108,000 as of 2022.

be 79.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Singapore, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 56.1% more likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 91.1% more coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.

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

Singapore: At a glance

Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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