Country size comparison
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Afghanistan is about 13 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Afghanistan is approximately 652,230 sq km, making Afghanistan 1,176% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (33.1 million more people live in Afghanistan).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Afghanistan to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
4 people born in Afghanistan live in Costa Rica.
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