Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 7 times bigger than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 569% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (341,896 more people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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