Iowa is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Jordan is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Iowa and Jordan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Iowa bigger than Jordan?
The total area of Iowa is 55,857.1 sq mi, and the total area of Jordan is 34,495 sq mi. Iowa is bigger than Jordan by 21,362.1 sq mi. Iowa is around 1.62 times bigger than Jordan.
Area of Iowa: 55,857.1 sq mi ( 144,669.2 km2 )
Area of Jordan: 34,495 sq mi ( 89,342 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Iowa as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 3,193,079.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Jordan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 10,203,140.
Here is some more data comparison between Iowa and Jordan.
The capital of Iowa is Des Moines, and the capital city of Jordan is Amman.
Official Languages
Iowa: English
Jordan: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Iowa: Iowan
Jordan: Jordanian
ISO 3166 Code
Iowa: US-IA
Jordan: JO
Human Development Index
HDI of Iowa as of 2019: 0.935
HDI of Jordan as of 2019: 0.729
Iowa 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 Iowa:
42° 4′ 30.36″ N, 93° 29′ 45.6″ W
Coordinates of Jordan:
31° 14′ 24″ N, 36° 30′ 36″ E
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