Costa Rica vs US Virgin Islands
Costa Rica is 148 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Costa Rica about 148 times.
Costa RicaUS Virgin IslandsCosta Rica moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 148× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Costa Rica | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 103,792 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 148 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Costa Rica?
- About 148 times: Costa Rica has 148× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Costa Rica and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 103,792. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².