Country size comparison
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Djibouti is about 2.2 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Djibouti is approximately 23,200 sq km, making Djibouti 45.4% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (4.2 million fewer people live in Djibouti).
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