Jamaica vs Somalia
Somalia is 58 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Somalia about 58 times.
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Jamaica is 0.02× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 58× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Jamaica is 58 times smaller than Somalia. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Somalia?
- About 58 times: Somalia has 58× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Somalia 31 per km².