Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 28% larger than Costa Rica.
Costa RicaSri LankaCosta Rica moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.78× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1.28× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Colombo |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| 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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Costa Rica is 22% smaller than Sri Lanka. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1.3 times: Sri Lanka has 1.28× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².