Costa Rica vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 18.5 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Tanzania about 19 times.
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Costa Rica is 0.05× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 18.5× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Dodoma |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° 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 Tanzania?
- No. Costa Rica is 18.5 times smaller than Tanzania. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Tanzania?
- About 19 times: Tanzania has 18.5× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².