Country size comparison
compared to
Washington is about 3.4 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 237% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (1.5 million more people live in Washington).
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