Country size comparison
Illinois, USA
compared to
Costa Rica
Illinois is about 2.8 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 182% larger than Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (7.6 million more people live in Illinois).
We have positioned the outline of Costa Rica near the middle of Illinois.
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Costa Rica
vs.
Illinois
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