Costa Rica vs Nepal
Nepal is 2.88 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Nepal about 2.9 times.
Costa RicaNepalCosta Rica moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
0.35×
Costa Rica is 0.35× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 2.88× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Kathmandu |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Costa Rica is 2.88 times smaller than Nepal. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Nepal?
- About 2.9 times: Nepal has 2.88× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Nepal 201 per km².