Costa Rica vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 12.6 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into South Sudan about 13 times.
Costa RicaSouth SudanCosta Rica moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.08× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 12.6× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Juba |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Costa Rica is 12.6 times smaller than South Sudan. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into South Sudan?
- About 13 times: South Sudan has 12.6× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².