Country size comparison
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Costa Rica is about 53 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe.
Sao Tome and Principe is approximately 964 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 5,201% larger than Sao Tome and Principe. Meanwhile, the population of Sao Tome and Principe is ~217,164 people (5.0 million more people live in Costa Rica).
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