Chile vs Jamaica
Chile is 68.8 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Chile about 69 times.
ChileJamaicaChile moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
68.8×
Chile is 68.8× the area of Jamaica.
| Chile | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Kingston |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Chile is 68.8 times larger than Jamaica. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Chile?
- About 69 times: Chile has 68.8× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Chile and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Jamaica?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 2,837,077. Density: Chile 26 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².