Guinea vs Jamaica
Guinea is 22.4 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Guinea about 22 times.
GuineaJamaicaGuinea moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
22.4×
Guinea is 22.4× the area of Jamaica.
| Guinea | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Kingston |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Guinea is 22.4 times larger than Jamaica. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Guinea?
- About 22 times: Guinea has 22.4× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Guinea and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Jamaica?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 2,837,077. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².