Costa Rica vs Equatorial Guinea
Costa Rica is 82% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Costa Rica about 1.8 times.
Costa RicaEquatorial GuineaCosta Rica moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
1.82×
Costa Rica is 1.82× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
| Costa Rica | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Malabo |
| Region | Central America | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 82% larger than Equatorial Guinea. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Costa Rica?
- About 1.8 times: Costa Rica has 1.82× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,938,431. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².