Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tokelau instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Economy
make 46.4% more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Tokelau, the GDP per capita is $6,004 as of 2017.
be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Tokelau, that number is 2.0% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 5.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tokelau, about 58.0% do as of 2019.
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Tokelau, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.0% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 km of coastline. In Tokelau, that number is 101 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tokelau: At a glance
How big is Tokelau compared to Papua New Guinea? See an in-depth size comparison.