Country size comparison
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Botswana is about 11 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, making Botswana 1,038% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (2.8 million fewer people live in Botswana).
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