Costa Rica vs Cyprus
Costa Rica is 5.54 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Costa Rica about 5.5 times.
Costa RicaCyprusCosta Rica moved onto Cyprus · Equal-area projection
5.54×
Costa Rica is 5.54× the area of Cyprus.
| Costa Rica | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Nicosia |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Costa Rica bigger than Cyprus?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 5.54 times larger than Cyprus. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Costa Rica?
- About 5.5 times: Costa Rica has 5.54× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Costa Rica and Cyprus look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Cyprus about 1.49×. 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, Costa Rica or Cyprus?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,370,754. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².