Country size comparison
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Gambia is about 4.5 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Gambia is approximately 11,300 sq km, making Gambia 22.11% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (2.8 million fewer people live in Gambia).
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