Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and Jamaica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than Jamaica?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of Jamaica is 4,244 sq mi. Kentucky is bigger than Jamaica by 36,164 sq mi. Kentucky is around 9.53 times bigger than Jamaica.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of Jamaica: 4,244 sq mi ( 10,991 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
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 Kentucky and Jamaica.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of Jamaica is Kingston.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
Jamaica: English
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
Jamaica: Jamaican
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
Jamaica: JM
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of Jamaica as of 2019: 0.734
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Jamaica Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of Jamaica:
18° 10′ 48″ N, 77° 24′ 0″ W
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