Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 76.5% more money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.

be 18.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Swaziland, that number is 37.6% as of 2023.

Basic Needs

be 19.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tokelau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Swaziland, 80% of people do as of 2020.

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

Swaziland: At a glance

Swaziland is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 17,204 sq km. Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register as an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution broke down between the government and progressive groups in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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