Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 53.2 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Kazakhstan about 53 times.
Costa RicaKazakhstanCosta Rica moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.02× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 53.2× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Astana |
| Region | Central America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Costa Rica is 53.2 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 53 times: Kazakhstan has 53.2× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Costa Rica or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².