Gabon vs Jamaica
Gabon is 24.4 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Gabon about 24 times.
GabonJamaicaGabon moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
24.4×
Gabon is 24.4× the area of Jamaica.
| Gabon | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Kingston |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon 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 Gabon bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Gabon is 24.4 times larger than Jamaica. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Gabon?
- About 24 times: Gabon has 24.4× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Gabon and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 2,593,130. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².