Jamaica vs Marshall Islands
Jamaica is 60.7 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Jamaica about 61 times.
JamaicaMarshall IslandsJamaica moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
60.7×
Jamaica is 60.7× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Jamaica | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 36,282 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Majuro |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Jamaica is 60.7 times larger than Marshall Islands. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Jamaica?
- About 61 times: Jamaica has 60.7× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Jamaica and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 36,282. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².