Galicia is 2.68× the size of Jamaica
Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²) and Jamaica (North America) about 11,000 km² (4,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 29,600km²Galicia
- 11,000km²Jamaica
50 km
- Galicia
- Jamaica
What fits
- Jamaica fits inside Galicia about 2.68 times by area.
- Galicia is larger by 18,600 km² (7,170 mi²), which is 168% of the area of Jamaica.
- Measured in Belgiums: Galicia is about 0.96, Jamaica about 0.36.
How they differ
- Galicia also has the larger population: 2.7 million against 2.7 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 245 in Jamaica against 91 in Galicia: Jamaica is 2.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,980 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Galicia at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Jamaica at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Galicia as 4.49× the size of Jamaica instead of 2.68×.
- Together Galicia and Jamaica cover 40,600 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 18,600 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Jamaica's density, Galicia would have 7.2 million people (it has 2.7 million). At Galicia's density, Jamaica would have 1.0 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Galicia's centre is 24.6° of latitude, about 2,740 km, farther north than Jamaica's.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Jamaica ranks 166th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Galicia lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,740 km) north of Jamaica.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Galicia would have about 10,950 m² and each person in Jamaica about 4,090 m².
- Laid side by side, Galicia and Jamaica would cover 40,600 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
- Counted as a country, Galicia would rank 142nd by area and 140th by population.
Side by side
| Galicia | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² | 11,000 km²4,260 mi² |
| Official area | 29,600 km²Wikidata | 11,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 19in Spain | 165th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 19in Spain | 140th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 91 per km² | 245 per km² |
| Capital | – | Kingston |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 44°N | 18°N to 19°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 11,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Galicia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12