Sheet 83 of 195 · AmericasJAM · 18.1°N 77.3°W

Jamaica

Capital: Kingston
Population: 2.84 million 2025
Area: 10,991 km²
Neighbours: 0

Jamaica hatched, Kingston marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 18.1°N 77.3°W; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Kingston is Port-au-Prince, in Haiti, 472 km away. Its area of 10,991 km² puts it 159th in the world and 27th of 35 in the Americas.

Its population was 2.84 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 57th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 258 people per km². 59.4% of people lived in urban areas in 2025. The population shrank by 0.07% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$8,003 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 94th of 191 and 24th of 35 in the Americas. Life expectancy at birth was 71.6 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Kingston's antipode is in the Indian Ocean, about 870 km from Indian Ocean Territories, the nearest land.

How it compares Americas: 35 countries

Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.
Measure	Figure	World	Americas
Population	2,837,0772025, World Bank	138th of 194	23rd of 35
Area	10,991 km²world-countries	159th of 195	27th of 35
GDP	US$22.7 billion2025, World Bank, current US$	124th of 191	24th of 35
GDP per capita	US$8,0032025, World Bank, current US$	94th of 191	24th of 35
Population density	258 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries	37th of 194	7th of 35
Life expectancy	71.6 years2024, World Bank	120th of 194	30th of 35
Urban population	59.4%2025, World Bank	111th of 194	24th of 35
Forest area	56.5% of land2024, World Bank	39th of 194	9th of 35
Population growth	-0.07% a year2025, World Bank	163rd of 194	32nd of 35
Internet users	90.1%2024, World Bank	54th of 188	7th of 35
Fertility rate	1.35 births per woman2024, World Bank	168th of 194	32nd of 35
Land neighbours	0world-countries; among the 195	157th of 195	25th of 35

Closest in areaGambia, Lebanon and Qatar

Closest in populationGambia, Lithuania and Qatar

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Haiti472 km
Kingston to Port-au-Prince
Dominican Republic727 km
Kingston to Santo Domingo
Bahamas792 km
Kingston to Nassau

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres: Northern and Western
Capital: Kingston
17.98°N 76.77°W
Northernmost latitude: 18.52°N
Southernmost latitude: 17.72°N
Westernmost longitude: 78.34°W
Easternmost longitude: 76.21°W
North to south: about 90 km
Antipode of Kingston: 17.98°S 103.23°E
in the Indian Ocean, about 870 km from the nearest land (Indian Ocean Territories)