Country size comparison
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Taiwan is about 1.4 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Taiwan is approximately 35,980 sq km, making Taiwan 70.41% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (18.4 million more people live in Taiwan).
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