Bolivia vs Costa Rica
Bolivia is 21.5 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Bolivia about 21 times.
BoliviaCosta RicaBolivia moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
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Bolivia is 21.5× the area of Costa Rica.
| Bolivia | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | San Jose |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Bolivia is 21.5 times larger than Costa Rica. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Bolivia?
- About 21 times: Bolivia has 21.5× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Bolivia and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 5,152,950. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².