Country size comparison

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Costa Rica is about 31 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 2,981% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. Costa Rica uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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