Jordan vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2.98 times larger than Jordan. Jordan would fit into Western Sahara about 3.0 times.
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Jordan is 0.34× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2.98× the size of Jordan.
| Jordan | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 89,341 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 11,520,684 | 612,000 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Amman | — |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Jordan is 2.98 times smaller than Western Sahara. Jordan covers 89,341 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Western Sahara?
- About 3.0 times: Western Sahara has 2.98× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Jordan and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 612,000. Density: Jordan 129 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².