Israel vs Jamaica
Israel is 89% larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Israel about 1.9 times.
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1.89×
Israel is 1.89× the area of Jamaica.
| Israel | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 10,992 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 2,837,077 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 258 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Kingston |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Jamaica?
- Yes. Israel is 89% larger than Jamaica. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Jamaica covers 10,992 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Israel?
- About 1.9 times: Israel has 1.89× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Israel and Jamaica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Jamaica?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 2,837,077. Density: Israel 487 per km², Jamaica 258 per km².