Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions 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 Louisiana and Jamaica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Jamaica?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Jamaica is 4,244 sq mi. Louisiana is bigger than Jamaica by 47,826 sq mi. Louisiana is around 12.27 times bigger than Jamaica.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Jamaica: 4,244 sq mi ( 10,991 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
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 Louisiana and Jamaica.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Jamaica is Kingston.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Jamaica: English
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Jamaica: Jamaican
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Jamaica: JM
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Jamaica as of 2019: 0.734
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Jamaica Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Jamaica:
18° 10′ 48″ N, 77° 24′ 0″ W
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