Jamaica vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 53.4 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Madagascar about 53 times.
JamaicaMadagascarJamaica moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.02× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 53.4× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Antananarivo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Jamaica sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Jamaica bigger than Madagascar?
- No. Jamaica is 53.4 times smaller than Madagascar. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Madagascar?
- About 53 times: Madagascar has 53.4× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Madagascar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jamaica is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Madagascar about 1.12×. 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, Jamaica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².