Costa Rica vs Saint Helena
Costa Rica is 130 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Costa Rica about 130 times.
Costa RicaSaint HelenaCosta Rica moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 130× the area of Saint Helena.
| Costa Rica | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 5,633 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Jamestown |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 130 times larger than Saint Helena. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Costa Rica?
- About 130 times: Costa Rica has 130× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Costa Rica and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 5,633. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².