Country size comparison
compared to
Norway is about 6 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Norway is approximately 323,802 sq km, making Norway 534% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (349,429 more people live in Norway).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
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Moving from Norway to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
91 people born in Norway live in Costa Rica.
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