Christmas Island is about 142 times smaller than New Jersey.

New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Christmas Island is approximately 135 sq km, making Christmas Island 0.7% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (8.8 million fewer people live in Christmas Island).
This to-scale comparison of New Jersey vs. Christmas Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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