Austria vs Costa Rica
Austria is 64% larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Austria about 1.6 times.
AustriaCosta RicaAustria moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
1.64×
Austria is 1.64× the area of Costa Rica.
| Austria | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | San Jose |
| Region | Western Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. That difference is why Austria looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Austria is 64% larger than Costa Rica. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Austria?
- About 1.6 times: Austria has 1.64× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Austria and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Costa Rica about 1.03×. That is why Austria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Austria: 9,208,163 people against 5,152,950. Density: Austria 110 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².