Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Micronesia, Federated States of instead of Christmas Island, you would:

Basic Needs

be 49.7% less likely to have internet access

In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Micronesia, Federated States of, about 39.5% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 44.0 times more coastline

Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Micronesia, Federated States of, that number is 6,112 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2021), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Christmas Island is about 5 times smaller than Micronesia, Federated States of.
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Micronesia, Federated States of: At a glance

Micronesia, Federated States of is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 702 sq km. The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean; they became part of a UN Trust Territory under US administration following World War II. The eastern four island groups adopted a constitution in 1979 and chose to become the Federated States of Micronesia. (The fifth, westernmost island group became Palau.) Independence came in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid.
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