Costa Rica vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 17.8 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Venezuela about 18 times.
Costa RicaVenezuelaCosta Rica moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.06× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 17.8× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Caracas |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Costa Rica is 17.8 times smaller than Venezuela. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Venezuela?
- About 18 times: Venezuela has 17.8× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².