Country size comparison

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Ireland is about 1.4 times bigger than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, making Ireland 38% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (70,593 more people live in Ireland).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. Ireland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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