Costa Rica vs Seychelles
Costa Rica is 112 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Costa Rica about 112 times.
Costa RicaSeychellesCosta Rica moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 112× the area of Seychelles.
| Costa Rica | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 122,730 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Victoria |
| Region | Central America | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 112 times larger than Seychelles. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Costa Rica?
- About 112 times: Costa Rica has 112× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Costa Rica and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 122,730. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².