Country size comparison
compared to
North Korea is about 2.4 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while North Korea is approximately 120,538 sq km, making North Korea 136% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (20.8 million more people live in North Korea).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 4 categories - 2026 data
Costa Rica is 2.4 times more expensive than North Korea overall
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Moving from North Korea to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
42 people born in North Korea live in Costa Rica.
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