Country size comparison
compared to
West Virginia is about 1.2 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 22% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (3.4 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
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