Cambodia vs Costa Rica
Cambodia is 3.54 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Cambodia about 3.5 times.
CambodiaCosta RicaCambodia moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
3.54×
Cambodia is 3.54× the area of Costa Rica.
| Cambodia | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | San Jose |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Cambodia is 3.54 times larger than Costa Rica. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Cambodia?
- About 3.5 times: Cambodia has 3.54× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Cambodia and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Costa Rica?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 5,152,950. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².