Costa Rica vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 6.46 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Malaysia about 6.5 times.
Costa RicaMalaysiaCosta Rica moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.15×
Costa Rica is 0.15× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 6.46× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Costa Rica is 6.46 times smaller than Malaysia. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Malaysia?
- About 6.5 times: Malaysia has 6.46× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².