Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Seychelles instead of Christmas Island, you would:

Basic Needs

be 11.7% more likely to have internet access

In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Seychelles, about 87.8% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 3.5 times more coastline

Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Seychelles, that number is 491 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 3.4 times smaller than Seychelles.
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Seychelles: At a glance

Seychelles is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 455 sq km. A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Socialist rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was re-elected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011.
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