Egypt vs Jordan
Egypt is 11.3 times larger than Jordan. Jordan would fit into Egypt about 11 times.
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Egypt is 11.3× the area of Jordan.
| Egypt | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Amman |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; Jordan at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than Jordan?
- Yes. Egypt is 11.3 times larger than Jordan. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Egypt?
- About 11 times: Egypt has 11.3× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Egypt and Jordan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and Jordan about 1.37×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or Jordan?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 11,520,684. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Jordan 129 per km².