Costa Rica vs Senegal
Senegal is 3.84 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Senegal about 3.8 times.
Costa RicaSenegalCosta Rica moved onto Senegal · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.26× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 3.84× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Dakar |
| Region | Central America | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Costa Rica is 3.84 times smaller than Senegal. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Senegal?
- About 3.8 times: Senegal has 3.84× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Senegal 96 per km².