Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 2.2 times smaller than Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is approximately 110,879 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 46.09% the size of Bulgaria. Meanwhile, the population of Bulgaria is ~6.9 million people (1.7 million fewer people live in Costa Rica).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Bulgaria is 28.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall
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Moving from Costa Rica to Bulgaria · UN DESA 2020
8 people born in Costa Rica live in Bulgaria.
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