Costa Rica vs Oman
Oman is 6.05 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Oman about 6.0 times.
Costa RicaOmanCosta Rica moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.17× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 6.05× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Muscat |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N 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 Oman?
- No. Costa Rica is 6.05 times smaller than Oman. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Oman?
- About 6.0 times: Oman has 6.05× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Oman 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 Oman 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 Oman?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Oman 18 per km².