Florida is a state in the United States of America located in the Southeastern part of the country, whereas Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Florida and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Florida bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of Florida is 65,758 sq mi, and the total area of Costa Rica is 19,700 sq mi. Florida is bigger than Costa Rica by 46,058 sq mi. Florida is around 3.34 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Area of Florida: 65,758 sq mi (170,312 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Florida as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 21,781,128.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Costa Rica as of 28th April 2022, is estimated to be around 5,179,347.
Here is some more data comparison between Florida and Costa Rica.
The capital of Florida is Tallahassee, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
Florida: English
Costa Rica: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Florida: Floridian, Floridan
Costa Rica: Costa Rican, Tico(a)
ISO 3166 Code
Florida: US-FL
Costa Rica: CR
Human Development Index
HDI of Florida as of 2019: 0.916
HDI of Costa Rica as of 2019: 0.810
Florida Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Costa Rica Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Florida:
28° 37′ 49.8″ N, 82° 26′ 58.92″ W
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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