Congo vs Costa Rica
Congo is 6.68 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Congo about 6.7 times.
CongoCosta RicaCongo moved onto Costa Rica · Equal-area projection
6.68×
Congo is 6.68× the area of Costa Rica.
| Congo | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | San Jose |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than Costa Rica?
- Yes. Congo is 6.68 times larger than Costa Rica. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Congo?
- About 6.7 times: Congo has 6.68× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Congo and Costa Rica look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Costa Rica?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 5,152,950. Density: Congo 19 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².