Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 111 times bigger than Palau.
Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 11,033% larger than Palau. Meanwhile, the population of Palau is ~21,695 people (5.2 million more people live in Costa Rica).
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