Chile vs Costa Rica
Chile is 14.8 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Chile about 15 times.
ChileCosta RicaChile moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
14.8×
Chile is 14.8× the area of Costa Rica.
| Chile | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | San Jose |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Chile is 14.8 times larger than Costa Rica. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Chile?
- About 15 times: Chile has 14.8× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Chile and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 5,152,950. Density: Chile 26 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².