Country size comparison
compared to
Australia is about 151 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, making Australia 15,049% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (20.9 million more people live in Australia).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Costa Rica is 20.3% cheaper than Australia overall
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Moving from Australia to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
79 people born in Australia live in Costa Rica.
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