Country size comparison
compared to
Guam is about 94 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Guam is approximately 544 sq km, making Guam 1.06% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (5.0 million fewer people live in Guam).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Costa Rica is 29.6% cheaper than Guam overall
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Moving from Guam to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
6 people born in Guam live in Costa Rica.
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