Costa Rica vs DR Congo
DR Congo is 45.8 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into DR Congo about 46 times.
Costa RicaDR CongoCosta Rica moved onto DR Congo · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.02× the area of DR Congo. Put the other way, DR Congo is 45.8× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | DR Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 2,344,858 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 112,832,473 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 48 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Kinshasa |
| Region | Central America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 9 |
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; DR Congo at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- No. Costa Rica is 45.8 times smaller than DR Congo. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into DR Congo?
- About 46 times: DR Congo has 45.8× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and DR Congo 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 DR Congo about 1.0×. 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 DR Congo?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², DR Congo 48 per km².