Costa Rica vs Qatar
Costa Rica is 4.47 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Costa Rica about 4.5 times.
Costa RicaQatarCosta Rica moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
4.47×
Costa Rica is 4.47× the area of Qatar.
| Costa Rica | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Doha |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 4.47 times larger than Qatar. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Costa Rica?
- About 4.5 times: Costa Rica has 4.47× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Costa Rica and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 2,972,215. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Qatar 260 per km².