Country size comparison

compared to

Jordan is about 1.6 times smaller than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Jordan is approximately 89,342 sq km, making Jordan 62.06% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (1.8 million fewer people live in Jordan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. Jordan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share
Compare further: Jordan vs. Illinois
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Jordan on top of Illinois
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 3 statistics
Make 7.5 times more money in Illinois
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Illinois is 3.2 times more expensive than Jordan overall
→