Costa Rica vs Maldives
Costa Rica is 172 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Costa Rica about 172 times.
Costa RicaMaldivesCosta Rica moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 172× the area of Maldives.
| Costa Rica | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 529,676 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Male |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 172 times larger than Maldives. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Costa Rica?
- About 172 times: Costa Rica has 172× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Costa Rica and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 529,676. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².