Afghanistan vs Jamaica
Afghanistan is 59.3 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Afghanistan about 59 times.
AfghanistanJamaicaAfghanistan moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
59.3×
Afghanistan is 59.3× the area of Jamaica.
| Afghanistan | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kingston |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 59.3 times larger than Jamaica. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Afghanistan?
- About 59 times: Afghanistan has 59.3× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Afghanistan and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Jamaica about 1.11×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,837,077. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².