Falkland Islands vs Jamaica
Falkland Islands is 11% larger than Jamaica.
Falkland IslandsJamaicaFalkland Islands moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 1.11× the area of Jamaica.
 Falkland Islands |  Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaFalkland Islands: 1.11× the area | 12,200 km² | 10,992 km²#161 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationJamaica: 624× the population | 4,5502018 | 2,837,077#138 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityJamaica: 692× the density | 0.37 / km² | 258 / km²#37 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 59%#108 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.35 per woman#166 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −0.07%#161 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 11.5 per 1,000#116 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 8.2 per 1,000#68 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 18.3%#124 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 8.6%#87 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −3.9 per 1,000#168 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.93 per 1,000#62 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 71.6 years#120 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 16.4 per 1,000 births#75 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 0.46 per 1,000#130 of 178 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.720#116 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $7,790#90 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $22.71B2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $13,291#115 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +0.1%#174 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +4.0%#55 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 3.3%#127 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 1.4%#79 of 149 · 2021 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 39.9#38 of 149 · 2021 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 13.9% of jobs#97 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 17.1% of jobs#112 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 68.9% of jobs#57 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 1.2% of GDP#122 of 184 · 2025 |
| Military spending | — | 1.4% of GDP#94 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 90%#54 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 118 per 100#87 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 57% of land#37 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 2.84 t a year#86 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 10.5%#141 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 97.7%#120 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 21.7 µg/m³#75 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 19.9% of land#83 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 11.5% of land#87 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 12.4%#82 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 2,051 mm#29 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +0.54#67 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | −0.09#84 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 49.4 per 100,000#3 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm |
| Capital | Stanley | Kingston |
| Currency | Falkland Islands pound (FKP) | Jamaican dollar (JMD) |
| Official languages | British English | English, Jamaican Patois |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−3 | UTC−5 |
| Calling code | +500 | +1 876 |
| Region | South America | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52° S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Jamaica at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Jamaica. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Falkland Islands is 11% larger than Jamaica. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Falkland Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Falkland Islands has 1.11× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Jamaica about 1.11×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Jamaica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².
- What kind of government do Falkland Islands and Jamaica have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Falkland Islands: dependent territory; Jamaica: constitutional monarchy.