Haiti vs Jamaica
Haiti is 2.52 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Haiti about 2.5 times.
HaitiJamaicaHaiti moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
2.52×
Haiti is 2.52× the area of Jamaica.
| Haiti | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,750 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 11,906,095 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 429 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | Kingston |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Haiti sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Haiti bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Haiti is 2.52 times larger than Jamaica. Haiti covers 27,750 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Haiti?
- About 2.5 times: Haiti has 2.52× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Haiti and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Haiti is drawn about 1.12× 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, Haiti or Jamaica?
- Haiti: 11,906,095 people against 2,837,077. Density: Haiti 429 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².