Country size comparison
compared to
Wisconsin is about 2.8 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Wisconsin is approximately 140,663 sq km, making Wisconsin 175% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (482,575 more people live in Wisconsin).
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