Country size comparison
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Costa Rica is about 10 times smaller than Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan is approximately 488,100 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 10.47% the size of Turkmenistan. Meanwhile, the population of Turkmenistan is ~5.6 million people (431,600 fewer people live in Costa Rica).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Be 99.2% less likely to live below the poverty line in Turkmenistan
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Turkmenistan is 96.0% more expensive than Costa Rica overall
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