Costa Rica vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 15.7 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Mozambique about 16 times.
Costa RicaMozambiqueCosta Rica moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.06× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 15.7× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Maputo |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Costa Rica is 15.7 times smaller than Mozambique. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Mozambique?
- About 16 times: Mozambique has 15.7× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².