Country size comparison
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Gibraltar is about 7,862 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Gibraltar is approximately 7 sq km, making Gibraltar 0.01% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (5.2 million fewer people live in Gibraltar).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Be 12.1% less likely to have internet access in Costa Rica
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Costa Rica is 24.3% cheaper than Gibraltar overall
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Moving from Gibraltar to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
4 people born in Gibraltar live in Costa Rica.
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