Costa Rica vs Tonga
Costa Rica is 68.3 times larger than Tonga. Tonga would fit into Costa Rica about 68 times.
Costa RicaTongaCosta Rica moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
68.3×
Costa Rica is 68.3× the area of Tonga.
| Costa Rica | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 103,742 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Central America | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 68.3 times larger than Tonga. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Tonga fit into Costa Rica?
- About 68 times: Costa Rica has 68.3× the area of Tonga.
- Why do Costa Rica and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 103,742. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Tonga 139 per km².