Colombia vs Costa Rica
Colombia is 22.3 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Colombia about 22 times.
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Colombia is 22.3× the area of Costa Rica.
| Colombia | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | San Jose |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Colombia is 22.3 times larger than Costa Rica. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Colombia?
- About 22 times: Colombia has 22.3× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Colombia and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 5,152,950. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².