Country size comparison
compared to
Hong Kong is about 46 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Hong Kong is approximately 1,108 sq km, making Hong Kong 2.17% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (2.1 million more people live in Hong Kong).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Costa Rica is 16.0% cheaper than Hong Kong overall
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Moving from Hong Kong to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
3,943 people born in Hong Kong live in Costa Rica.
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