Country size comparison
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Burkina Faso is about 5 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Burkina Faso is approximately 274,200 sq km, making Burkina Faso 437% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (16.7 million more people live in Burkina Faso).
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