Country size comparison
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Benin is about 2.2 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, making Benin 120% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (8.6 million more people live in Benin).
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Moving from Benin to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
1 people born in Benin live in Costa Rica.
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