Jamaica vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 30.2 times larger than Jamaica. Jamaica would fit into Vietnam about 30 times.
JamaicaVietnamJamaica moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Jamaica is 0.03× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 30.2× the size of Jamaica.
| Jamaica | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 10,992 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 2,837,077 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 258 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Hanoi |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Jamaica is 30.2 times smaller than Vietnam. Jamaica covers 10,992 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Jamaica fit into Vietnam?
- About 30 times: Vietnam has 30.2× the area of Jamaica.
- Why do Jamaica and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 2,837,077. Density: Jamaica 258 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².