Country size comparison
compared to
Connecticut is about 4.1 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 24.56% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (1.6 million fewer people live in Connecticut).
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