Illinois is a state in the United States of America located in the mid-Western region of the country, whereas Jordan is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Illinois and Jordan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Jordan?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Jordan is 34,495 sq mi. Illinois is bigger than Jordan by 23,420 sq mi. Illinois is around 1.68 times bigger than Jordan.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Jordan: 34,495 sq mi ( 89,342 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Jordan as of 29th May 2022, is estimated to be around 10,398,764.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Jordan.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Jordan is Amman.
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Jordan: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Jordan: Jordanian
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Jordan: JO
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Jordan as of 2019: 0.729
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Jordan Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Jordan:
31° 14′ 24″ N, 36° 30′ 36″ E
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