Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Tokelau instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 25.8% less likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tokelau, about 58.3% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 27.3% less coastline
Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Tokelau, that number is 101 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Christmas Island vs. Tokelau
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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How big is Tokelau compared to Christmas Island? See an in-depth size comparison.