Christmas Island is about 460 times smaller than Svalbard.

Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while Christmas Island is approximately 135 sq km, making Christmas Island 0.22% the size of Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (721 fewer people live in Christmas Island).
This to-scale comparison of Svalbard vs. Christmas Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

Share this