Country size comparison
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Costa Rica is about 18 times smaller than Venezuela.
Venezuela is approximately 912,050 sq km, while Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, making Costa Rica 5.6% the size of Venezuela. Meanwhile, the population of Venezuela is ~29.8 million people (24.6 million fewer people live in Costa Rica).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Venezuela is 37.5% cheaper than Costa Rica overall
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Moving from Costa Rica to Venezuela · UN DESA 2020
1,061 people born in Costa Rica live in Venezuela.
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