Botswana vs Jamaica
Botswana is 52.9 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Botswana about 53 times.
BotswanaJamaicaBotswana moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
52.9×
Botswana is 52.9× the area of Jamaica.
| Botswana | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Kingston |
| Region | Southern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Botswana is 52.9 times larger than Jamaica. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Botswana?
- About 53 times: Botswana has 52.9× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Botswana and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².