Costa Rica vs Sweden
Sweden is 8.74 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Sweden about 8.7 times.
Costa RicaSwedenCosta Rica moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
0.11×
Costa Rica is 0.11× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 8.74× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Stockholm |
| Region | Central America | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Sweden?
- No. Costa Rica is 8.74 times smaller than Sweden. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Sweden?
- About 8.7 times: Sweden has 8.74× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden: 10,596,620 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Sweden 24 per km².