Ghana vs Jamaica
Ghana is 21.7 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Ghana about 22 times.
GhanaJamaicaGhana moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
21.7×
Ghana is 21.7× the area of Jamaica.
| Ghana | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Kingston |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°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 Ghana bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Ghana is 21.7 times larger than Jamaica. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Ghana?
- About 22 times: Ghana has 21.7× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Ghana and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana 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, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 2,837,077. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².