Costa Rica vs Marshall Islands
Costa Rica is 283 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Costa Rica about 283 times.
Costa RicaMarshall IslandsCosta Rica moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 283× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Costa Rica | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 36,282 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Majuro |
| Region | Central America | Micronesia |
| 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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 283 times larger than Marshall Islands. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Costa Rica?
- About 283 times: Costa Rica has 283× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Costa Rica and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 36,282. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².