Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Tonga instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 14.2% less likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tonga, about 67.4% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Tonga, that number is 419 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Christmas Island vs. Tonga
Tonga: At a glance
Tonga is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 717 sq km. Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.
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How big is Tonga compared to Christmas Island? See an in-depth size comparison.