Egypt vs Jamaica
Egypt is 91.9 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Egypt about 92 times.
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91.9×
Egypt is 91.9× the area of Jamaica.
| Egypt | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Kingston |
| Region | Northern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Egypt is 91.9 times larger than Jamaica. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Egypt?
- About 92 times: Egypt has 91.9× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Egypt and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 2,837,077. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².