Indonesia vs Jamaica
Indonesia is 173 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Indonesia about 173 times.
IndonesiaJamaicaIndonesia moved onto Jamaica · Equal-area projection
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Indonesia is 173× the area of Jamaica.
| Indonesia | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Kingston |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Indonesia is 173 times larger than Jamaica. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Indonesia?
- About 173 times: Indonesia has 173× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Indonesia and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Jamaica?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 2,837,077. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².