Country size comparison

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London is about 33 times smaller than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 3.08% the size of Costa Rica.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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