Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Turks and Caicos Islands instead of Tokelau, you would:

Economy

make 3.7 times more money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Turks and Caicos Islands, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.

be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 10.0% as of 1997.

Basic Needs

be 60.4% more likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Turks and Caicos Islands, about 93.5% do as of 2022.

Geography

see 3.9 times more coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Turks and Caicos Islands, that number is 389 km.

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

Turks and Caicos Islands: At a glance

Turks and Caicos Islands (sometimes abbreviated TCI) is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 948 sq km. The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
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