Australia vs Costa Rica
Australia is 150 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Australia about 150 times.
AustraliaCosta RicaAustralia moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
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Australia is 150× the area of Costa Rica.
| Australia | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | San Jose |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Australia is 150 times larger than Costa Rica. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Australia?
- About 150 times: Australia has 150× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Australia and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia: 27,614,411 people against 5,152,950. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².