Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Tokelau, you would:
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Tokelau has a GDP per capita of $6,004 as of 2017, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $15,000 as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tokelau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Suriname, that number is 8.2% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 13.2% more likely to have internet access
In Tokelau, approximately 58.3% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 3.8 times more coastline
Tokelau has a total of 101 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Suriname: At a glance
How big is Suriname compared to Tokelau? See an in-depth size comparison.