Costa Rica vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 28% larger than Costa Rica.
Costa RicaLithuaniaCosta Rica moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.78× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 1.28× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Vilnius |
| Region | Central America | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- No. Costa Rica is 22% smaller than Lithuania. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Lithuania?
- About 1.3 times: Lithuania has 1.28× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 2,888,774. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².