Costa Rica vs Uganda
Uganda is 4.71 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Uganda about 4.7 times.
Costa RicaUgandaCosta Rica moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.21× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 4.71× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Kampala |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Costa Rica is 4.71 times smaller than Uganda. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Uganda?
- About 4.7 times: Uganda has 4.71× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Uganda 213 per km².