Costa Rica vs Yemen
Yemen is 8.9 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Yemen about 8.9 times.
Costa RicaYemenCosta Rica moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.11× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 8.9× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Sana'a |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Costa Rica is 8.9 times smaller than Yemen. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Yemen?
- About 8.9 times: Yemen has 8.9× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Yemen 92 per km².