Country size comparison

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Illinois is about 1.6 times bigger than Jordan.

Jordan is approximately 89,342 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 61% larger than Jordan. Meanwhile, the population of Jordan is ~11.0 million people (1.8 million more people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Jordan vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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