Costa Rica vs Czechia
Czechia is 54% larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Czechia about 1.5 times.
Costa RicaCzechiaCosta Rica moved onto Czechia · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.65× the area of Czechia. Put the other way, Czechia is 1.54× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 78,871 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 10,886,878 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Prague |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Czechia at 50° N is stretched to 2.39×. That difference is why Czechia looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Czechia?
- No. Costa Rica is 35% smaller than Czechia. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Czechia covers 78,871 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Czechia?
- About 1.5 times: Czechia has 1.54× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Czechia 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 Czechia about 2.39×. That is why Czechia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Costa Rica or Czechia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Czechia 138 per km².