Country size comparison
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Costa Rica is about 1.8 times bigger than Burundi.
Burundi is approximately 27,830 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 84% larger than Burundi. Meanwhile, the population of Burundi is ~12.7 million people (7.5 million fewer people live in Costa Rica).
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