Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Christmas Island, you would:

Basic Needs

be 63.1% less likely to have internet access

In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Solomon Islands, about 29.0% do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 38.3 times more coastline

Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 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 214 times smaller than Solomon Islands.
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Solomon Islands: At a glance

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 27,986 sq km. The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, and endemic crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought the assistance of Australia in reestablishing law and order; the following month, an Australian-led multinational force arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has generally been effective in restoring law and order and rebuilding government institutions.
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