Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Guam instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 35.8% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Guam, about 81.0% do as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guam: At a glance
Guam is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 544 sq km. Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific.
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