Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tokelau instead of South Africa, you would:
Economy
be 93.0% less likely to be unemployed
In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Tokelau, that number is 2.0% as of 2015.
make 47.8% less money
South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Tokelau, the GDP per capita is $6,004 as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 17.1% less likely to have internet access
In South Africa, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tokelau, about 58.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.4% less coastline
South Africa has a total of 2,798 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 South Africa? See an in-depth size comparison.