Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tonga instead of Tokelau, you would:

Economy

be 45.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Tonga, that number is 1.1% as of 2011.

Basic Needs

be 29.3% less likely to have internet access

In Tokelau, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tonga, about 41.0% do as of 2019.

Geography

see 4.1 times more coastline

Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.

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

Tonga: At a glance

Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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