Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico
Costa Rica is 5.62 times larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Costa Rica about 5.6 times.
Costa RicaPuerto RicoCosta Rica moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 5.62× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | San Juan |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 5.62 times larger than Puerto Rico. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Costa Rica?
- About 5.6 times: Costa Rica has 5.62× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 3,184,835. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².