Jordan vs Portugal
Portugal is 3% larger than Jordan.
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Jordan is 0.97× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 1.03× the size of Jordan.
| Jordan | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 89,341 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 11,520,684 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Amman | Lisbon |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Jordan sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× its true area; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Jordan bigger than Portugal?
- No. Jordan is 3% smaller than Portugal. Jordan covers 89,341 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Portugal?
- About 1.0 times: Portugal has 1.03× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Jordan and Portugal look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Jordan is drawn about 1.37× its true area there and Portugal about 1.68×. 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, Jordan or Portugal?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 10,804,871. Density: Jordan 129 per km², Portugal 117 per km².