Guinea-Bissau vs Jamaica
Guinea-Bissau is 3.29 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 3.3 times.
Guinea-BissauJamaicaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
3.29×
Guinea-Bissau is 3.29× the area of Jamaica.
| Guinea-Bissau | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Kingston |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 3.29 times larger than Jamaica. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 3.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 3.29× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Jamaica?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 2,249,515. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².