Christmas Island is about 31 times smaller than French Polynesia.

French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while Christmas Island is approximately 135 sq km, making Christmas Island 3.24% the size of French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (297,151 fewer people live in Christmas Island).
This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. Christmas Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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