Real size
How big is Jordan really?
88,900 km²
34,300 sq mi · 57th smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Portugal
Normal web maps draw it 1.4× too big
Jordan covers 88,900 km² (34,300 sq mi), about the size of Portugal. A normal web map draws it about 1.4 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
JordanHungary
JordanHungary
- Real area
- 88,900 km²
- Size rank
- 111th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.4× too big
- Latitude
- 31°N
Countries about the same size
- PortugalAbout the same size
- AzerbaijanAbout the same size
- HungaryAbout the same size
- AustriaJordan is 1.1 times the size of Austria
- LiberiaLiberia is 1.1 times the size of Jordan
Jordan through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Jordan?
- Jordan covers about 88,900 km² (34,300 sq mi). It is the 57th smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Jordan look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Jordan about 1.4 times too big.
- Is Jordan bigger than Hungary?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Jordan bigger than Portugal?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.