Country size comparison
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Nepal is about 2.9 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Nepal is approximately 147,181 sq km, making Nepal 188% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (25.5 million more people live in Nepal).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Nepal to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
9 people born in Nepal live in Costa Rica.
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