Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Tokelau, you would:

Economy

make 12.3 times more money

Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Cayman Islands, the GDP per capita is $73,600 as of 2019.

be 100.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cayman Islands, that number is 4.0% as of 2008.

Basic Needs

be 39.7% more likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cayman Islands, about 81.0% do as of 2020.

Geography

see 58.4% more coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Cayman Islands, that number is 160 km.

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

Cayman Islands: At a glance

Cayman Islands is a sovereign country in Central America/Caribbean, with a total land area of approximately 264 sq km. The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies. When the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
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