Jamaica vs Saint Helena
Jamaica is 27.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Jamaica about 28 times.
JamaicaSaint HelenaJamaica moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
27.9×
Jamaica is 27.9× the area of Saint Helena.
| Jamaica | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 5,633 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Jamaica is 27.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Jamaica?
- About 28 times: Jamaica has 27.9× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Jamaica and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 5,633. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².