Costa Rica vs Thailand
Thailand is 10 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Thailand about 10 times.
Costa RicaThailandCosta Rica moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.1× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 10× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Bangkok |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Costa Rica is 10 times smaller than Thailand. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Thailand?
- About 10 times: Thailand has 10× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Thailand 140 per km².