Costa Rica vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 37.2 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Indonesia about 37 times.
Costa RicaIndonesiaCosta Rica moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Costa Rica is 0.03× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 37.2× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Jakarta |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° 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 Indonesia?
- No. Costa Rica is 37.2 times smaller than Indonesia. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Indonesia?
- About 37 times: Indonesia has 37.2× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Indonesia 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 Indonesia 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².