Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Christmas Island instead of Gibraltar, you would:
Basic Needs
be 16.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Christmas Island, about 78.6% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 11.6 times more coastline
Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Christmas Island, that number is 139 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
Compare further: Gibraltar vs. Christmas Island
Christmas Island: At a glance
Christmas Island is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 135 sq km. Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888 with the discovery of the island's phosphate deposits. Following the Second World War, Christmas Island came under the jurisdiction of the new British Colony of Singapore. The island existed as a separate Crown colony from 1 January 1958 to 1 October 1958 when its transfer to Australian jurisdiction was finalized. That date is still celebrated on the first Monday in October as Territory Day. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park.
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How big is Christmas Island compared to Gibraltar? See an in-depth size comparison.