Chad vs Costa Rica
Chad is 25.1 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Chad about 25 times.
ChadCosta RicaChad moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
25.1×
Chad is 25.1× the area of Costa Rica.
| Chad | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | San Jose |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Chad is 25.1 times larger than Costa Rica. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Chad?
- About 25 times: Chad has 25.1× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Chad and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Costa Rica?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 5,152,950. Density: Chad 16 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².