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Jamaica's area vs the United States': size comparison by land type

Updated on by Georank team

The United States is 894 times bigger by total area compared to Jamaica: 3,794,100 sq mi vs 4,244 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the United States is 3,531,839 sq mi vs 4,181 sq mi for Jamaica — a 845 times difference in territory size.

  • Jamaica ranks 161/197 by total surface area vs 3/197 for the United States.
  • Jamaica occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 6.14% for the United States.
  • 38.5% of Jamaica's area is agricultural land vs 46.1% in the United States.
  • Jamaica has 0.009% of the world's agricultural land area — the US has 8.83%.
  • 56.2% of Jamaica is covered by forests, compared to 33.9% in the US.
  • 0.02% of the world's forests are in Jamaica, and 7.67% are in the United States.

True size map comparison: Jamaica vs United States

See how Jamaica and the United States compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

Jamaica United States
Total area 4,244
sq mi 		3,794,100
sq mi
Size difference ratio 1 894
Total area rank 161/197 3/197
Share of all countries' surface area 0.002% 1.93%
Land area 4,181
sq mi 		3,531,839
sq mi
Land area difference ratio 1 845
Land area rank 159/197 3/197
Share of all countries' land area 0.007% 6.14%
Population 2,839,175 341,784,857
Population density 678 ppl/mi² 97.3 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

Jamaica United States
Forest area 2,350
sq mi 		1,196,125
sq mi
Forest area as share of land 56.2% 33.9%
Forest area rank 135/196 4/196
World's forests share 0.02% 7.67%
Agricultural land area 1,610
sq mi 		1,627,576
sq mi
Agricultural land share 38.5% 46.1%
Agricultural land area rank 150/194 2/194
Share of global agricultural land 0.009% 8.83%
Arable land 463
sq mi 		585,190
sq mi
Arable land share 11.1% 16.6%
Arable land area rank 145/191 2/191
Permanent cropland 262.5
sq mi 		12,242
sq mi
Permanent cropland share 6.28% 0.35%
Permanent cropland area rank 117/192 14/192
Water area 62.5
sq mi 		262,262
sq mi
Water as share of total area 1.47% 6.91%
Water area rank 133/197 3/197
Roads length 13,745
mi 		4,092,730
mi
Land borders length 0
mi 		7,458
mi
Coastline length 635
mi 		12,380
mi
Share of marine protected waters 0.7% 19%

Size of Jamaica compared to states in USA

If Jamaica were a state in the US, it would be the 49th biggest by land area: larger than Puerto Rico, smaller than Connecticut, and 62.5 times smaller than the size of Texas.

# State Land area Compared to Jamaica
1 Alaska 570,641 sq mi x136.5
2 Texas 261,232 sq mi x62.5
3 California 155,779 sq mi x37.3
4 Montana 145,546 sq mi x34.8
5 New Mexico 121,298 sq mi x29
6 Arizona 113,594 sq mi x27.2
7 Nevada 109,781 sq mi x26.3
8 Colorado 103,642 sq mi x24.8
9 Wyoming 97,093 sq mi x23.2
10 Oregon 95,988 sq mi x23
11 Idaho 82,643 sq mi x19.8
12 Utah 82,169 sq mi x19.7
13 Kansas 81,759 sq mi x19.6
14 Minnesota 79,627 sq mi x19
15 Nebraska 76,824 sq mi x18.4
16 South Dakota 75,811 sq mi x18.1
17 North Dakota 69,001 sq mi x16.5
18 Missouri 68,742 sq mi x16.4
19 Oklahoma 68,595 sq mi x16.4
20 Washington 66,456 sq mi x15.9
21 Georgia 57,513 sq mi x13.8
22 Michigan 56,539 sq mi x13.5
23 Iowa 55,857 sq mi x13.4
24 Illinois 55,519 sq mi x13.3
25 Wisconsin 54,158 sq mi x13
26 Florida 53,625 sq mi x12.8
27 Arkansas 52,035 sq mi x12.4
28 Alabama 50,645 sq mi x12.1
29 North Carolina 48,618 sq mi x11.6
30 New York 47,126 sq mi x11.3
31 Mississippi 46,923 sq mi x11.2
32 Pennsylvania 44,743 sq mi x10.7
33 Louisiana 43,204 sq mi x10.3
34 Tennessee 41,235 sq mi x9.86
35 Ohio 40,861 sq mi x9.77
36 Virginia 39,490 sq mi x9.44
37 Kentucky 39,486 sq mi x9.44
38 Indiana 35,826 sq mi x8.57
39 Maine 30,843 sq mi x7.38
40 South Carolina 30,061 sq mi x7.19
41 West Virginia 24,038 sq mi x5.75
42 Maryland 9,707 sq mi x2.32
43 Vermont 9,217 sq mi x2.2
44 New Hampshire 8,953 sq mi x2.14
45 Massachusetts 7,800 sq mi x1.87
46 New Jersey 7,354 sq mi x1.76
47 Hawaii 6,423 sq mi x1.54
48 Connecticut 4,842 sq mi x1.16
* Jamaica 4,181 sq mi *
49 Puerto Rico 3,459 sq mi 0.83
50 Delaware 1,949 sq mi 0.47
51 Rhode Island 1,045 sq mi 0.25
52 Guam 209.7 sq mi 0.05
53 Northern Mariana Islands 179.2 sq mi 0.04
54 US Virgin Islands 133.7 sq mi 0.03
55 American Samoa 76.4 sq mi 0.02
56 District of Columbia 61 sq mi 0.01

Jamaica vs United States size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Jamaica and the United States but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2023–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  3. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2025, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  4. United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  5. U.S. Census Bureau (2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)

Total agricultural land encompasses all areas used for agriculture: territories under permanent and temporary crops and pastures. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vineyards, but excludes sites utilized for timber production.

Arable land encompasses fields utilized for temporary crop production, pastures, market or kitchen gardens, and temporarily fallowed land. Land abandoned due to shifting cultivation practices is not included.

Permanent cropland refers to farmland for the long-term cultivation of crops, such as coffee, cocoa, and rubber, which do not require replanting after each harvest. This category encompasses land with permanent crops like flowering shrubs, fruit and nut trees, and vines, but does not include land under trees for timber production.

Inland areas under water, such as large rivers, lakes, and some coastal waterways.

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