Costa Rica vs India
India is 64.2 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into India about 64 times.
Costa RicaIndiaCosta Rica moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Costa Rica is 0.02× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 64.2× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | New Delhi |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Costa Rica is 64.2 times smaller than India. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into India?
- About 64 times: India has 64.2× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², India 445 per km².