Costa Rica vs Gambia
Costa Rica is 4.53 times larger than Gambia. Gambia would fit into Costa Rica about 4.5 times.
Costa RicaGambiaCosta Rica moved onto Gambia · Equal-area projection
4.53×
Costa Rica is 4.53× the area of Gambia.
| Costa Rica | Gambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 11,300 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 2,822,093 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 250 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Banjul |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Gambia at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 4.53 times larger than Gambia. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Gambia covers 11,300 km².
- How many times does Gambia fit into Costa Rica?
- About 4.5 times: Costa Rica has 4.53× the area of Gambia.
- Why do Costa Rica and Gambia 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 Gambia about 1.06×. 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 Gambia?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 2,822,093. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Gambia 250 per km².