Country size comparison
compared to
Costa Rica is about 4.7 times smaller than Uganda.
Uganda is approximately 241,038 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 21.2% the size of Uganda. Meanwhile, the population of Uganda is ~46.2 million people (41.0 million fewer people live in Costa Rica).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Uganda
vs.
Costa Rica
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Costa Rica vs. Uganda
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Costa Rica on top of Uganda
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 16 statistics
Make 89.1% less money in Uganda
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Uganda is 47.6% cheaper than Costa Rica overall
→
Moving from Costa Rica to Uganda · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.