Costa Rica vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 17.2 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Pakistan about 17 times.
Costa RicaPakistanCosta Rica moved onto Pakistan · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.06× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 17.2× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Islamabad |
| Region | Central America | Southern 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; Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- No. Costa Rica is 17.2 times smaller than Pakistan. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Pakistan?
- About 17 times: Pakistan has 17.2× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Pakistan 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 Pakistan 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².