Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 7.63 times larger than Costa Rica. Costa Rica would fit into Zimbabwe about 7.6 times.
Costa RicaZimbabweCosta Rica moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 0.13× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 7.63× the size of Costa Rica.
| Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Harare |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Costa Rica is 7.63 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Costa Rica fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 7.6 times: Zimbabwe has 7.63× the area of Costa Rica.
- Why do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 5,152,950. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².