Bangladesh vs Jamaica
Bangladesh is 13.4 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Bangladesh about 13 times.
BangladeshJamaicaBangladesh moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
13.4×
Bangladesh is 13.4× the area of Jamaica.
| Bangladesh | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Kingston |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 13.4 times larger than Jamaica. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Bangladesh?
- About 13 times: Bangladesh has 13.4× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Bangladesh and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or Jamaica?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 2,837,077. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².