Guam vs Jamaica
Jamaica is 20.2 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Jamaica about 20 times.
GuamJamaicaGuam moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
0.05×
Guam is 0.05× the area of Jamaica. Put the other way, Jamaica is 20.2× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Kingston |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guam sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Guam bigger than Jamaica?
- No. Guam is 20.2 times smaller than Jamaica. Guam covers 544 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Jamaica?
- About 20 times: Jamaica has 20.2× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam is drawn about 1.06× 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, Guam or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².