Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is around the same size as Dominican Republic.
Dominican Republic is approximately 48,670 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 5% larger than Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, the population of Dominican Republic is ~10.7 million people (5.5 million fewer people live in Costa Rica).
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Moving from Costa Rica to Dominican Republic · UN DESA 2020
320 people born in Costa Rica live in Dominican Republic.
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