Northern Ireland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Northern Ireland and Jamaica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Northern Ireland bigger than Jamaica?
The total area of Northern Ireland is 14,130 sq km, and the total area of Jamaica is 10,991 sq km. Northern Ireland is bigger than Jamaica by 3,139 sq km. Northern Ireland is around 1.28 times bigger than Jamaica.
Area of Northern Ireland: 5,460 sq mi ( 14,130 km2 )
Area of Jamaica: 4,244 sq mi ( 10,991 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat and United Nations data, the total population of Northern Ireland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1.885 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Jamaica as of 21st July 2021, is 2,974,616.
Here is some more data comparison between Northern Ireland and Jamaica.
The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast, and the capital city of Jamaica is Kingston.
Official Languages
Northern Ireland: English, Irish
Jamaica: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Northern Ireland as of 2018: 0.887
HDI of Jamaica as of 2018: 0.734
Northern Ireland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Jamaica Timezone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Northern Ireland:
54° 40′ 0″ N, 6° 40′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Jamaica:
18° 10′ 48″ N, 77° 24′ 0″ W
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