Colorado is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, whereas Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Colorado and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Colorado bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of Colorado is 104,094 sq mi, and the total area of Costa Rica is 19,700 sq mi. Colorado is bigger than Costa Rica by 84,394 sq mi. Colorado is around 5.29 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Area of Colorado: 104,094 sq mi ( 269,837 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Colorado as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,812,069.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Costa Rica as of 13th April 2022, is estimated to be around 5,177,707.
Here is some more data comparison between Colorado and Costa Rica.
The capital of Colorado is Denver, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
Colorado: English
Costa Rica: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Colorado: Coloradan
Costa Rica: Costa Rican, Tico(a)
ISO 3166 Code
Colorado: US-CO
Costa Rica: CR
Human Development Index
HDI of Colorado as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Costa Rica as of 2019: 0.810
Colorado Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Costa Rica Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Colorado:
38° 59′ 49.92″ N, 105° 32′ 52.08″ W
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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