Ningxia is 1.02× the size of Costa Rica
Ningxia (autonomous region of China) covers about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²) and Costa Rica (North America) about 51,200 km² (19,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 52,100km²Ningxia
- 51,200km²Costa Rica
100 km
- Ningxia
- Costa Rica
What fits
- Costa Rica is 98% of the size of Ningxia.
- Ningxia is larger by 984 km² (380 mi²), which is 1.9% of the area of Costa Rica.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ningxia is about 1.70, Costa Rica about 1.67.
How they differ
- Ningxia also has the larger population: 7.2 million against 5.3 million, 1.37× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 103 in Costa Rica: Ningxia is 1.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ningxia at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Costa Rica at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Ningxia as 1.56× the size of Costa Rica instead of 1.02×.
- Together Ningxia and Costa Rica cover 103,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 984 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Costa Rica's density, Ningxia would have 5.4 million people (it has 7.2 million). At Ningxia's density, Costa Rica would have 7.1 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Ningxia's centre is 27.3° of latitude, about 3,030 km, farther north than Costa Rica's.
- Ningxia is the 27th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Costa Rica ranks 130th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ningxia lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,030 km) north of Costa Rica.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ningxia would have about 7,240 m² and each person in Costa Rica about 9,710 m².
- Laid side by side, Ningxia and Costa Rica would cover 103,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 12.5 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Ningxia would rank 128th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Ningxia | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² | 51,200 km²19,700 mi² |
| Official area | 52,200 km²Wikidata | 51,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 31in China | 129th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 31in China | 120th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 138 per km² | 103 per km² |
| Capital | Yinchuan | San José |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 39°N | 6°N to 11°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 51,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 51,200 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12