Costa Rica vs Lebanon
Costa Rica is 4.9 times larger than Lebanon. Lebanon would fit into Costa Rica about 4.9 times.
Costa RicaLebanonCosta Rica moved onto Lebanon · Equal-area projection
4.9×
Costa Rica is 4.9× the area of Lebanon.
| Costa Rica | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 10,452 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 5,849,421 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 560 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Beirut |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Lebanon at 34° N is stretched to 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 4.9 times larger than Lebanon. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Lebanon covers 10,452 km².
- How many times does Lebanon fit into Costa Rica?
- About 4.9 times: Costa Rica has 4.9× the area of Lebanon.
- Why do Costa Rica and Lebanon 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 Lebanon about 1.45×. 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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon: 5,849,421 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Lebanon 560 per km².