Barbados vs Jamaica
Jamaica is 25 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Jamaica about 25 times.
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Barbados is 0.04× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 25× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Kingston |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Jamaica?
- No. Barbados is 25 times smaller than Jamaica. Barbados covers 439 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Jamaica?
- About 25 times: Jamaica has 25× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².