Total & land area: Jordan vs S. Sudan size comparison [2026]

South Sudan is 7.21 times bigger by total area compared to Jordan: 248,777 sq mi vs 34,495 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of South Sudan is 243,990 sq mi vs 34,284 sq mi for Jordan — a 7.12 times difference in territory size.

Jordan ranks 110/197 by total surface area vs 41/197 for South Sudan.
Jordan occupies 0.06% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.42% for South Sudan.
11.5% of Jordan's area is agricultural land vs 44.9% in South Sudan.
Jordan has 0.02% of the world's agricultural land area — S. Sudan has 0.59%.
1.1% of Jordan is covered by forests, compared to 11.3% in S. Sudan.
0.002% of the world's forests are in Jordan, and 0.18% are in South Sudan.

True size map comparison: Jordan vs South Sudan

See how Jordan and South Sudan compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Jordan	South Sudan
Total area	34,495 sq mi	248,777 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	7.21
Total area rank	110/197	41/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.02%	0.13%
Land area	34,284 sq mi	243,990 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	7.12
Land area rank	110/197	41/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.06%	0.42%
Population	11,552,876	11,943,408
Population density	335 ppl/mi²	51 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Jordan	South Sudan
Forest area	376 sq mi	27,633 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	1.1%	11.3%
Forest area rank	159/196	63/196
World's forests share	0.002%	0.18%
Agricultural land area	3,954 sq mi	109,449 sq mi
Agricultural land share	11.5%	44.9%
Agricultural land area rank	139/194	40/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.02%	0.59%
Arable land	788 sq mi	9,611 sq mi
Arable land share	2.3%	3.94%
Arable land area rank	139/191	76/191
Permanent cropland	322 sq mi	328 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.94%	0.13%
Permanent cropland area rank	107/192	106/192
Water area	211.2 sq mi	4,787 sq mi
Water as share of total area	0.61%	1.92%
Water area rank	115/197	41/197
Roads length	4,476 mi	n/a
Land borders length	1,084 mi	3,739 mi
Coastline length	16.2 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	2.8%	n/a

Jordan vs South Sudan size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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