Costa Rica vs Kiribati
Costa Rica is 63.1 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Costa Rica about 63 times.
Costa RicaKiribatiCosta Rica moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 63.1× the area of Kiribati.
| Costa Rica | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 136,488 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Tarawa |
| 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; Kiribati at 1° N 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 63.1 times larger than Kiribati. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Costa Rica?
- About 63 times: Costa Rica has 63.1× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Costa Rica and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 136,488. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².