Country size comparison

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Hungary is about 1.8 times bigger than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Hungary is approximately 93,028 sq km, making Hungary 82% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (4.5 million more people live in Hungary).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. Hungary uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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