Costa Rica vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 11.8 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Ukraine about 12 times.
Costa RicaUkraineCosta Rica moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.08× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 11.8× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Kiev |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it is next to Costa Rica. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Costa Rica is 11.8 times smaller than Ukraine. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Ukraine?
- About 12 times: Ukraine has 11.8× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Costa Rica. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Costa Rica or Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².