Costa Rica vs Guam
Costa Rica is 94.1 times larger than Guam. Guam would fit into Costa Rica about 94 times.
Costa RicaGuamCosta Rica moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
94.1×
Costa Rica is 94.1× the area of Guam.
| Costa Rica | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 168,999 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Agana |
| Region | Central America | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Guam 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 Guam?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 94.1 times larger than Guam. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Costa Rica?
- About 94 times: Costa Rica has 94.1× the area of Guam.
- Why do Costa Rica and Guam 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 Guam 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 Guam?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 168,999. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Guam 311 per km².