Country size comparison
compared to
Puerto Rico is about 1.2 times smaller than Jamaica.
Jamaica is approximately 10,991 sq km, while Puerto Rico is approximately 9,104 sq km, making Puerto Rico 82.83% the size of Jamaica. Meanwhile, the population of Jamaica is ~2.8 million people (279,827 more people live in Puerto Rico).
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