Country size comparison
compared to
Tennessee is about 2.1 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Tennessee is approximately 106,752 sq km, making Tennessee 109% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (1.1 million more people live in Tennessee).
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