Costa Rica vs San Marino
Costa Rica is 839 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Costa Rica about 839 times.
Costa RicaSan MarinoCosta Rica moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 839× the area of San Marino.
| Costa Rica | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 34,109 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | San Marino |
| Region | Central America | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. That difference is why San Marino 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 San Marino?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 839 times larger than San Marino. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does San Marino fit into Costa Rica?
- About 839 times: Costa Rica has 839× the area of San Marino.
- Why do Costa Rica and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. That is why San Marino 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 San Marino?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 34,109. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², San Marino 559 per km².