Costa Rica vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 2.3 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Eritrea about 2.3 times.
Costa RicaEritreaCosta Rica moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.44× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 2.3× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Asmara |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- No. Costa Rica is 2.3 times smaller than Eritrea. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Eritrea?
- About 2.3 times: Eritrea has 2.3× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Eritrea 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 Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 3,607,003. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².