Country size comparison

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Iowa is about 13 times bigger than Jamaica.

Jamaica is approximately 10,991 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 1,217% larger than Jamaica. Meanwhile, the population of Jamaica is ~2.8 million people (227,759 more people live in Iowa).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Jamaica vs. Iowa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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