Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 838 times bigger than San Marino.
San Marino is approximately 61 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 83,670% larger than San Marino. Meanwhile, the population of San Marino is ~34,682 people (5.2 million more people live in Costa Rica).
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