Jamaica vs Peru
Peru is 117 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Peru about 117 times.
JamaicaPeruJamaica moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.01× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 117× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Lima |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Jamaica is 117 times smaller than Peru. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Peru?
- About 117 times: Peru has 117× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Peru 27 per km².