Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cocos (Keeling) Islands instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
Economy
be 99.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Marshall Islands, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2006. In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, that number is 0.1% as of 2011.
Basic Needs
be 65.4% less likely to have internet access
In Marshall Islands, approximately 38.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, about 13.4% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Marshall Islands has a total of 370 km of coastline. In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, that number is 26 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: At a glance
How big is Cocos (Keeling) Islands compared to Marshall Islands? See an in-depth size comparison.