Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Norfolk Island instead of South Africa, you would:

Basic Needs

be 36.0% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Norfolk Island, about 46.1% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 98.9% less coastline

South Africa has a total of 2,798 km of coastline. In Norfolk Island, that number is 32 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Norfolk Island: At a glance

Norfolk Island is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 36 sq km. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
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