Costa Rica vs Timor-Leste
Costa Rica is 3.43 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Costa Rica about 3.4 times.
Costa RicaTimor-LesteCosta Rica moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 3.43× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Costa Rica | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Dili |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 3.43 times larger than Timor-Leste. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Costa Rica?
- About 3.4 times: Costa Rica has 3.43× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Costa Rica and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,418,517. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².