Costa Rica vs Morocco
Morocco is 8.73 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Morocco about 8.7 times.
Costa RicaMoroccoCosta Rica moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.11× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 8.73× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Rabat |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Costa Rica is 8.73 times smaller than Morocco. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Morocco?
- About 8.7 times: Morocco has 8.73× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Morocco 86 per km².