Country size comparison
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United States is about 192 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while United States is approximately 9,833,517 sq km, making United States 19,144% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (332.1 million more people live in United States).
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Be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed in Costa Rica
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Costa Rica is 23.4% cheaper than United States overall
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Moving from United States to Costa Rica · UN DESA 2020
15,209 people born in United States live in Costa Rica.
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