Jamaica vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 93.8 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Mauritania about 94 times.
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Jamaica is 0.01× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 93.8× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Nouakchott |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Jamaica is 93.8 times smaller than Mauritania. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Mauritania?
- About 94 times: Mauritania has 93.8× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².