Costa Rica vs Finland
Finland is 6.61 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Finland about 6.6 times.
Costa RicaFinlandCosta Rica moved onto Finland · Equal-area projection
0.15×
Costa Rica is 0.15× the area of Finland. Put the other way, Finland is 6.61× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Finland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 338,478 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 5,646,436 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Helsinki |
| Region | Central America | Northern Europe |
| 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; Finland at 64° N is stretched to 5.3×. That difference is why Finland looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Finland?
- No. Costa Rica is 6.61 times smaller than Finland. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Finland covers 338,478 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Finland?
- About 6.6 times: Finland has 6.61× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Finland 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 Finland about 5.3×. That is why Finland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Finland: 5,646,436 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Finland 17 per km².