Country size comparison
compared to
Ohio is about 2.1 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Ohio is approximately 106,056 sq km, making Ohio 108% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (6.3 million more people live in Ohio).
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