Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 2.5 times smaller than Nicaragua.
Nicaragua is approximately 130,370 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 39.2% the size of Nicaragua. Meanwhile, the population of Nicaragua is ~6.3 million people (1.1 million fewer people live in Costa Rica).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics
Make 71.7% less money in Nicaragua
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Nicaragua is 35.9% cheaper than Costa Rica overall
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Moving from Costa Rica to Nicaragua · UN DESA 2020
11,281 people born in Costa Rica live in Nicaragua.
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