Costa Rica vs Sudan
Sudan is 36.9 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Sudan about 37 times.
Costa RicaSudanCosta Rica moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Costa Rica is 0.03× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 36.9× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Khartoum |
| Region | Central America | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Costa Rica is 36.9 times smaller than Sudan. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Sudan?
- About 37 times: Sudan has 36.9× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Sudan 27 per km².