Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago
Costa Rica is 9.98 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Costa Rica about 10.0 times.
Costa RicaTrinidad and TobagoCosta Rica moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 9.98× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 9.98 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Costa Rica?
- About 10.0 times: Costa Rica has 9.98× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,367,764. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².