Belize is about 2.2 times smaller than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Belize is approximately 22,966 sq km, making Belize 44.94% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (4.8 million fewer people live in Belize).
This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. Belize uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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