Country size comparison
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Marshall Islands is about 282 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Marshall Islands is approximately 181 sq km, making Marshall Islands 0.35% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (5.1 million fewer people live in Marshall Islands).
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