Uttarakhand is 1.03× the size of Costa Rica
Uttarakhand (state of India) covers about 52,600 km² (20,300 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.
- 52,600km²Uttarakhand
- 51,200km²Costa Rica
100 km
- Uttarakhand
- Costa Rica
Uttarakhand: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Nepal. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Costa Rica is 97% of the size of Uttarakhand.
- Uttarakhand is larger by 1,490 km² (575 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of Costa Rica.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uttarakhand is about 1.72, Costa Rica about 1.67.
How they differ
- Uttarakhand also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 5.3 million, 1.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Uttarakhand against 103 in Costa Rica: Uttarakhand is 1.86× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Uttarakhand at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Costa Rica at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Uttarakhand as 1.34× the size of Costa Rica instead of 1.03×.
- Together Uttarakhand and Costa Rica cover 104,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,490 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Costa Rica's density, Uttarakhand would have 5.4 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Uttarakhand's density, Costa Rica would have 9.8 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Uttarakhand's centre is 20.2° of latitude, about 2,250 km, farther north than Costa Rica's.
- Uttarakhand is the 19th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Costa Rica ranks 130th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Uttarakhand lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,250 km) north of Costa Rica.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Uttarakhand would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Costa Rica about 9,710 m².
- Laid side by side, Uttarakhand and Costa Rica would cover 104,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 15.4 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
- Counted as a country, Uttarakhand would rank 128th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Uttarakhand | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 52,600 km²20,300 mi² | 51,200 km²19,700 mi² |
| Official area | 53,600 km²Wikidata | 51,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 36in India | 129th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 36in India | 120th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 192 per km² | 103 per km² |
| Capital | Gairsain; Dehradun | San José |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 31°N | 6°N to 11°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 53,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,600 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