Country size comparison
compared to
South Carolina is about 1.5 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 53% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (579,047 fewer people live in South Carolina).
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