Costa Rica vs Egypt
Egypt is 19.7 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Egypt about 20 times.
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Costa Rica is 0.05× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 19.7× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Cairo |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Costa Rica is 19.7 times smaller than Egypt. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Egypt?
- About 20 times: Egypt has 19.7× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Egypt 117 per km².