Jamaica vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 83.0 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Venezuela about 83 times.
JamaicaVenezuelaJamaica moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.01× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 83.0× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Caracas |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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; Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- No. Jamaica is 83.0 times smaller than Venezuela. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Venezuela?
- About 83 times: Venezuela has 83.0× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².