Asia · True size
🇯🇴 Jordan
1.8×
Jordan is drawn 1.8× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
88,857 km²
On the old map
1.8×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#73
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.07%
On the old map
Jordan looks about the same size as Costa Rica on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Jordan at the size the old map gives it, next to Costa Rica's true size. Jordan's real area is 88,857 km² — Costa Rica is 51,512 km².
By area
Jordan would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
The Netherlands fits inside Jordan 2.4 times. Israel fits inside Jordan 4.0 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Jordan's middle sits at 31°N, where the stretch is about 1.4×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Jordan's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.