Costa Rica vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 7.95 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Paraguay about 7.9 times.
Costa RicaParaguayCosta Rica moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.13× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 7.95× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Asuncion |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Costa Rica is 7.95 times smaller than Paraguay. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Paraguay?
- About 7.9 times: Paraguay has 7.95× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².