Côte d'Ivoire vs Jamaica
Côte d'Ivoire is 29.3 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 29 times.
Côte d'IvoireJamaicaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
29.3×
Côte d'Ivoire is 29.3× the area of Jamaica.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Kingston |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 29.3 times larger than Jamaica. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 29 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 29.3× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Jamaica?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 2,837,077. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².