Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Jamaica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than Jamaica?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of Jamaica is 10,991 sq km. Malta is smaller than Jamaica by 10,675 sq km. Malta is around 34.78 times smaller than Jamaica.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of Jamaica: 4,244 sq mi ( 10,991 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Jamaica as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 2,974,189.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and Jamaica.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of Jamaica is Kingston.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Jamaica: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of Jamaica as of 2018: 0.734
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Jamaica Timezone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Jamaica:
18° 10′ 48″ N, 77° 24′ 0″ W
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