Jamaica vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 58.6 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into South Sudan about 59 times.
JamaicaSouth SudanJamaica moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Jamaica is 0.02× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 58.6× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° 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 South Sudan?
- No. Jamaica is 58.6 times smaller than South Sudan. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into South Sudan?
- About 59 times: South Sudan has 58.6× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and South Sudan 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 Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².