Costa Rica vs Palestine
Costa Rica is 6.23 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Costa Rica about 6.2 times.
Costa RicaPalestineCosta Rica moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 6.23× the area of Palestine.
| Costa Rica | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | East Jerusalem |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 6.23 times larger than Palestine. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Costa Rica?
- About 6.2 times: Costa Rica has 6.23× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Costa Rica and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Palestine 659 per km².