Country size comparison

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Panama is about 1.5 times bigger than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Panama is approximately 75,420 sq km, making Panama 48% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (866,643 fewer people live in Panama).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. Panama uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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