Country size comparison
compared to
Texas is about 13 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, making Texas 1,227% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (19.9 million more people live in Texas).
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