Country size comparison
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Costa Rica is about 2.2 times bigger than Djibouti.
Djibouti is approximately 23,200 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 120% larger than Djibouti. Meanwhile, the population of Djibouti is ~957,273 people (4.2 million more people live in Costa Rica).
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