Costa Rica vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 13.2 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Myanmar about 13 times.
Costa RicaMyanmarCosta Rica moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.08× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 13.2× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Costa Rica is 13.2 times smaller than Myanmar. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Myanmar?
- About 13 times: Myanmar has 13.2× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².