Costa Rica vs Jordan
Jordan is 75% larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Jordan about 1.7 times.
Costa RicaJordanCosta Rica moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.57× the area of Jordan. Put the other way, Jordan is 1.75× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Amman |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Jordan at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Jordan?
- No. Costa Rica is 43% smaller than Jordan. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Jordan?
- About 1.7 times: Jordan has 1.75× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Jordan 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 Jordan about 1.37×. 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Jordan 129 per km².