Barbados vs Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 117 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Costa Rica about 117 times.
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Barbados is 0.01× the area of Costa Rica. Put the other way, Costa Rica is 117× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | San Jose |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N 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 Barbados bigger than Costa Rica?
- No. Barbados is 117 times smaller than Costa Rica. Barbados covers 439 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Costa Rica?
- About 117 times: Costa Rica has 117× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².