Costa Rica vs Eswatini
Costa Rica is 2.95 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Costa Rica about 2.9 times.
Costa RicaEswatiniCosta Rica moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 2.95× the area of Eswatini.
| Costa Rica | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Mbabane |
| Region | Central America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S 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 Eswatini?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 2.95 times larger than Eswatini. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Costa Rica?
- About 2.9 times: Costa Rica has 2.95× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Costa Rica and Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,256,174. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².