Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and Jamaica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Jamaica?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Jamaica is 4,244 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than Jamaica by 78,034 sq mi. Kansas is around 19.39 times bigger than Jamaica.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Jamaica: 4,244 sq mi ( 10,991 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Jamaica as of 2020, was estimated to be around 2,961,161.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Jamaica.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Jamaica is Kingston.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Jamaica: English
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Jamaica: Jamaican
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Jamaica: JM
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Jamaica as of 2019: 0.734
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Jamaica Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Jamaica:
18° 10′ 48″ N, 77° 24′ 0″ W
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