Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tokelau instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

Economy

be 31.0% less likely to be unemployed

In British Virgin Islands, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2015. In Tokelau, that number is 2.0% as of 2015.

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Basic Needs

be 25.0% less likely to have internet access

In British Virgin Islands, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tokelau, about 58.3% do as of 2021.

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Geography

see 26.2% more coastline

British Virgin Islands has a total of 80 km of coastline. In Tokelau, that number is 101 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2015–2021). How we calculate this

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British Virgin Islands is about 13 times bigger than Tokelau.
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Tokelau: At a glance

Tokelau is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12 sq km. Originally settled by Polynesian emigrants from surrounding island groups, the Tokelau Islands were made a British protectorate in 1889. They were transferred to New Zealand administration in 1925. Referenda held in 2006 and 2007 to change the status of the islands from that of a New Zealand territory to one of free association with New Zealand did not meet the needed threshold for approval.
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