Costa Rica vs Mauritius
Costa Rica is 25.1 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Costa Rica about 25 times.
Costa RicaMauritiusCosta Rica moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 25.1× the area of Mauritius.
| Costa Rica | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Port Louis |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 25.1 times larger than Mauritius. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Costa Rica?
- About 25 times: Costa Rica has 25.1× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Costa Rica and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,243,741. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².