Costa Rica vs Romania
Romania is 4.66 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Romania about 4.7 times.
Costa RicaRomaniaCosta Rica moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.21× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 4.66× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Bucharest |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Romania?
- No. Costa Rica is 4.66 times smaller than Romania. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Romania?
- About 4.7 times: Romania has 4.66× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Romania 80 per km².