Angola vs Costa Rica
Angola is 24.4 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Angola about 24 times.
AngolaCosta RicaAngola moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
24.4×
Angola is 24.4× the area of Costa Rica.
| Angola | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | San Jose |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Angola bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Angola is 24.4 times larger than Costa Rica. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Angola?
- About 24 times: Angola has 24.4× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Angola and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Costa Rica about 1.03×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Angola or Costa Rica?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 5,152,950. Density: Angola 31 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².