Comoros vs Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 25.2 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Costa Rica about 25 times.
ComorosCosta RicaComoros moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.04× the area of Costa Rica. Put the other way, Costa Rica is 25.2× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | San Jose |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Costa Rica?
- No. Comoros is 25.2 times smaller than Costa Rica. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Costa Rica?
- About 25 times: Costa Rica has 25.2× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².