Jamaica vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 36% larger than Jamaica.
JamaicaTimor-LesteJamaica moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.74× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.36× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Jamaica is 26% smaller than Timor-Leste. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.4 times: Timor-Leste has 1.36× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Jamaica: 2,837,077 people against 1,418,517. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².