Qatar is 1.01× the size of Jamaica

Qatar covers about 11,200 km² (4,310 mi²) and Jamaica about 11,000 km² (4,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

11,200km²Qatar
11,000km²Jamaica

50 km

Qatar
Jamaica

What fits

Jamaica is 99% of the size of Qatar.
Qatar is larger by 117 km² (45.3 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Jamaica.
Measured in Belgiums: Qatar is about 0.36, Jamaica about 0.36.

How they differ

Qatar is larger, but Jamaica has the larger population: 2.7 million against 2.6 million, 1.02× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 245 in Jamaica against 237 in Qatar: Jamaica is 1.03× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 12,600 km apart.
Together Qatar and Jamaica cover 22,200 km², close to the size of Israel (22,100 km², 0.4% smaller).
The gap between them, 117 km², is about the size of Jersey (119 km²).
At Jamaica's density, Qatar would have 2.7 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Qatar's density, Jamaica would have 2.6 million (it has 2.7 million).
Qatar's centre is 7.2° of latitude, about 800 km, farther north than Jamaica's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Qatar	1.01×
More people	Jamaica	1.02×
More crowded	Jamaica	1.03×
Farther north	Qatar	7.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Qatar	1.2× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Qatar	Jamaica
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.36×	0.36×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.05×	0.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.02×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	1 in 283	1 in 286
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 760	1 in 768
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 847	1 in 856
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 1,523	1 in 1,539

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Qatar	Jamaica
Area, main territory	11,200 km²4,310 mi²	11,000 km²4,260 mi²
Population	2.6 millionWikidata, 2017	2.7 millionWikidata, 2011
Density	237 per km²	245 per km²
Official area	11,400 km²Wikidata	11,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Doha	Kingston
Latitude range	25°N to 26°N	18°N to 19°N
Continent	Asia	North America

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2011, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 11,200 km² is 2.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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