Jamaica vs South Africa
South Africa is 111 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into South Africa about 111 times.
JamaicaSouth AfricaJamaica moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 111× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Jamaica is 111 times smaller than South Africa. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into South Africa?
- About 111 times: South Africa has 111× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², South Africa 53 per km².