Which has higher land area, Jordan or Malawi?

Malawi, at 94,280 sq. km against 88,794 sq. km in Jordan as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Jordan and Malawi?

5,486 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malawi?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Malawi: Land area

Jordan

88,794 sq. km

in 2023

Malawi

94,280 sq. km

in 2023

Jordan rank

111th

Malawi rank

108th

Land area over time

Jordan
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 94,280 sq. km against 88,794 sq. km in Jordan, a difference of 5,486 sq. km.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 108th of 216 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	88,240 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	6,040 sq. km	Malawi
1970s	88,240 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	6,040 sq. km	Malawi
1980s	88,240 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	6,040 sq. km	Malawi
1990s	88,240 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	6,040 sq. km	Malawi
2000s	88,294 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	5,986 sq. km	Malawi
2010s	88,781 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	5,499 sq. km	Malawi
2020s	88,794 sq. km	94,280 sq. km	5,486 sq. km	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Jordan or Malawi?: Malawi, at 94,280 sq. km against 88,794 sq. km in Jordan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Jordan and Malawi?: 5,486 sq. km, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malawi?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jordan and Malawi rank globally for land area?: Jordan ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 108th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.