Jamaica vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 6.53 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Sierra Leone about 6.5 times.
JamaicaSierra LeoneJamaica moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.15× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 6.53× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Freetown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Jamaica is 6.53 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 6.5 times: Sierra Leone has 6.53× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².