Costa Rica vs Liberia
Liberia is 2.18 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Liberia about 2.2 times.
Costa RicaLiberiaCosta Rica moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Costa Rica is 0.46× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 2.18× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Monrovia |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| 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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. Costa Rica is 2.18 times smaller than Liberia. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Liberia?
- About 2.2 times: Liberia has 2.18× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Liberia 51 per km².