Ecuador vs Jamaica
Ecuador is 23.4 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Ecuador about 23 times.
EcuadorJamaicaEcuador moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
23.4×
Ecuador is 23.4× the area of Jamaica.
| Ecuador | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Kingston |
| Region | South 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. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Ecuador is 23.4 times larger than Jamaica. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Ecuador?
- About 23 times: Ecuador has 23.4× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Ecuador and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Jamaica?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 2,837,077. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².