Costa Rica vs Gabon
Gabon is 5.23 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Gabon about 5.2 times.
Costa RicaGabonCosta Rica moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.19× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 5.23× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Libreville |
| Region | Central America | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S 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 Gabon?
- No. Costa Rica is 5.23 times smaller than Gabon. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Gabon?
- About 5.2 times: Gabon has 5.23× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 2,593,130. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².