Cuba vs Jamaica
Cuba is 10.0 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Cuba about 10.0 times.
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Cuba is 10.0× the area of Jamaica.
| Cuba | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | Kingston |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Cuba is 10.0 times larger than Jamaica. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Cuba?
- About 10.0 times: Cuba has 10.0× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Cuba and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 2,837,077. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².