Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 110 times bigger than Northern Mariana Islands.
Northern Mariana Islands is approximately 464 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 10,913% larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Meanwhile, the population of Northern Mariana Islands is ~51,475 people (5.2 million more people live in Costa Rica).
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Flip Comparison · See true size
See Costa Rica on top of Northern Mariana Islands
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Quality of Life Comparison · 6 statistics
Be 69.8% less likely to have internet access in Northern Mariana Islands
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Northern Mariana Islands is 13.2% more expensive than Costa Rica overall
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