Colombia vs Jamaica
Colombia is 104 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Colombia about 104 times.
ColombiaJamaicaColombia moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 104× the area of Jamaica.
| Colombia | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Kingston |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Colombia is 104 times larger than Jamaica. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Colombia?
- About 104 times: Colombia has 104× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Colombia and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Jamaica?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 2,837,077. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².