Country size comparison
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Jamaica is about 1.8 times smaller than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Jamaica is approximately 10,991 sq km, making Jamaica 57.21% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (6.0 million fewer people live in Jamaica).
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