Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 5 times smaller than Colorado.
Colorado is approximately 268,627 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 19.02% the size of Colorado. Meanwhile, the population of Colorado is ~5.0 million people (175,215 more people live in Costa Rica).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Colorado
vs.
Costa Rica
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Costa Rica vs. Colorado
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Costa Rica on top of Colorado
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 5 statistics
Make 2.9 times more money in Colorado
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Colorado is 61.0% more expensive than Costa Rica overall
→
Moving from Costa Rica to Colorado · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.