Eritrea vs Jamaica
Eritrea is 10.7 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Eritrea about 11 times.
EritreaJamaicaEritrea moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
10.7×
Eritrea is 10.7× the area of Jamaica.
| Eritrea | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Kingston |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Eritrea is 10.7 times larger than Jamaica. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Eritrea?
- About 11 times: Eritrea has 10.7× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Eritrea and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Jamaica?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,837,077. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².