Ethiopia vs Jamaica
Ethiopia is 100 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Ethiopia about 100 times.
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Ethiopia is 100× the area of Jamaica.
| Ethiopia | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Kingston |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 100 times larger than Jamaica. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Ethiopia?
- About 100 times: Ethiopia has 100× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Ethiopia and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Jamaica?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 2,837,077. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².