Costa Rica vs Pitcairn Islands
Costa Rica is 1,089 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Costa Rica about 1089 times.
Costa RicaPitcairn IslandsCosta Rica moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 1,089× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Costa Rica | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 50 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Adamstown |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 1,089 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Costa Rica?
- About 1089 times: Costa Rica has 1,089× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Costa Rica and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 50. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².