Curaçao vs Jamaica
Jamaica is 24.8 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Jamaica about 25 times.
CuraçaoJamaicaCuraçao moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.04× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 24.8× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Jamaica?
- No. Curaçao is 24.8 times smaller than Jamaica. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Jamaica?
- About 25 times: Jamaica has 24.8× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².