Country size comparison

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South Korea is about 1.9 times bigger than Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, making South Korea 95% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (46.6 million more people live in South Korea).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Costa Rica vs. South Korea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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