Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Tokelau, you would:
Economy
make 31.7% less money
Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,100 as of 2020.
be 25.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 81.0% less likely to have internet access
In Tokelau, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Papua New Guinea, about 11.0% do as of 2019.
be 52.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tokelau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 48% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 51.0 times more coastline
Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Papua New Guinea: At a glance
How big is Papua New Guinea compared to Tokelau? See an in-depth size comparison.