United Kingdom is 22.1× the size of Jamaica

United Kingdom covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 mi²) and Jamaica about 11,000 km² (4,260 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

244,000km²United Kingdom
11,000km²Jamaica

200 km

United Kingdom
Jamaica

What fits

Jamaica fits inside United Kingdom about 22.1 times by area.
United Kingdom is larger by 233,000 km² (89,900 mi²), which is 2,110% of the area of Jamaica.
Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Jamaica about 0.36.

How they differ

United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 2.7 million, 25.0× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 245 in Jamaica: United Kingdom is 1.13× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,380 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Jamaica at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 57.8× the size of Jamaica instead of 22.1×.
Together United Kingdom and Jamaica cover 255,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 233,000 km², is about the size of Romania (236,000 km²).
At Jamaica's density, United Kingdom would have 59.6 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Jamaica would have 3.0 million (it has 2.7 million).
United Kingdom's centre is 35.9° of latitude, about 3,990 km, farther north than Jamaica's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	United Kingdom	22.1×
More people	United Kingdom	25.0×
More crowded	United Kingdom	1.13×
Farther north	United Kingdom	35.9° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	United Kingdom	2.9× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	United Kingdom	Jamaica
Belgium 30,700 km²	7.95×	0.36×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.68×	0.03×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.65×	0.03×
France 548,000 km²	0.44×	0.02×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.08×	1 in 286
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 768
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.03×	1 in 856
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.01×	1 in 1,539

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

Side by side

	United Kingdom	Jamaica
Area, main territory	244,000 km²94,100 mi²	11,000 km²4,260 mi²
Population	67.3 millionWikidata, 2021	2.7 millionWikidata, 2011
Density	276 per km²	245 per km²
Official area	242,000 km²Wikidata	11,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	London	Kingston
Latitude range	50°N to 61°N	18°N to 19°N
Continent	Europe	North America

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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 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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