Asia · Western Asia
Jordan
Jordan covers about 88,900 km² (34,300 mi²), the 114th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Western Sahara, at about 90,500 km².
- 88,900km²Area, main territory
- 10.4 millionPopulation
- 2.90In Belgiums
100 km
- Jordan
Facts
| Area, main territory | 88,900 km²34,300 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 89,300 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 2.90 |
| Capital | Amman |
| Population | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Density | 117 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N |
| In other languages | Jordania Español · Jordanien Deutsch · Jordanie Français · Jordânia Português · ヨルダン 日本語 · 约旦 中文 · 요르단 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#31 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Jordan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 191× the size of Jordan.
- At 117 people per km², Jordan is the 57th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large in area, so Jordan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Jordan's main territory stretches about 466 km north to south and 414 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 89,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 88,900 km², to within 2%.
How Jordan measures up
Jordan holds 0.3% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 7th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 88,900 km² | 113th of 239 |
| Population | 10.4 million | 89th of 237 |
| Density | 117 per km² | 57th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 31.2°N | 78th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Jordan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 2.90× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.36× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.25× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.24× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.16× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Jordan sits
- Jordan's centre lies at 31.2°N, 36.8°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,470 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 29°N to 33°N, about 470 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Jordan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Jordan would have 111.3 million people. It has 10.4 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Jordan would have 331,000 people. It has 10.4 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 6.4 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2019; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11