Costa Rica vs Jamaica
Costa Rica is 4.66 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Costa Rica about 4.7 times.
Costa RicaJamaicaCosta Rica moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
4.66×
Costa Rica is 4.66× the area of Jamaica.
| Costa Rica | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Kingston |
| Region | Central America | 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. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 4.66 times larger than Jamaica. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Costa Rica?
- About 4.7 times: Costa Rica has 4.66× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 2,837,077. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².