Costa Rica vs Philippines
Philippines is 6.71 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Philippines about 6.7 times.
Costa RicaPhilippinesCosta Rica moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.15× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 6.71× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Manila |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Costa Rica is 6.71 times smaller than Philippines. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Philippines?
- About 6.7 times: Philippines has 6.71× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Philippines 340 per km².