Country size comparison
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Burundi is about 1.8 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Burundi is approximately 27,830 sq km, making Burundi 54.46% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (7.5 million more people live in Burundi).
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