Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Singapore instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 20.1% more likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 94.4% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 38.9% more coastline
Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Christmas Island vs. Singapore
Singapore: At a glance
Singapore is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 709 sq km. Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe.
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How big is Singapore compared to Christmas Island? See an in-depth size comparison.