Costa Rica vs Dominica
Costa Rica is 68.1 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Costa Rica about 68 times.
Costa RicaDominicaCosta Rica moved onto Dominica · Equal-area projection
68.1×
Costa Rica is 68.1× the area of Dominica.
| Costa Rica | Dominica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 751 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 65,871 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 88 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Roseau |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Dominica at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Dominica?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 68.1 times larger than Dominica. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Dominica covers 751 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Costa Rica?
- About 68 times: Costa Rica has 68.1× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Dominica 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 Dominica about 1.08×. 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 Dominica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 65,871. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Dominica 88 per km².